Aleocharine rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) associated with Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) II. Two new genera and two new species associated with L. borneensis Wheeler, 1919
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Maruyama, Munetoshi
Author
von Beeren, Christoph
Author
Witte, Volker
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ZooKeys
2010
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.59.511
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.59.511
1313-2970-59-61
Leptogenonia Maruyama
gen. n.
Type species.
Leptogenonia roslii
Maruyama, sp. n.
Etymology.
A combination of the host ant genus name
Leptogenys
and
"-nia"
that is the end of a lomechusine genus name
Myrmedonia
Erichson, 1837, in the same manner as
Aenictonia
Wasmann, 1900 which is associated with
Aenictus
ants.
Diagnosis.
This genus is similar to
Maschwitzia
Kistner, 1989 in body shape and punctation of body surface, but may easily be distinguished from it by the smaller body, the head with post-ocular ridges (Fig. 5: arrow), the temples being convex and the shorter legs. The head capsule structure is similar to those of
Aenictonia
and
Anommatochara
Wasmann, 1915 but is distinguished from those genera by the elytra without a pair of medial carinae.
Description.
Body (Fig. 4) elongate, flattened; surface of fore body rugose, matte.
Head (Figs 4, 5) transverse, depressed above, with post-ocular ridges (Fig. 5: arrow), widest at temples that are quite convex; occiput convex, with a pair of small tubercules; eyes large, less than 1/4 as long as head; clypeus truncate apically. Labrum weakly emarginate antero-medially, with 3 setae and 3 long setulae along anterior margin, sparsely with pseudopores around lateral areas. Mandibles (Figs 15-16) almost symmetric, gently curved, each apex acutely pointed; inner margin of right mandible (Fig. 16) with a small notch. Mentum (Fig. 17) trapezoidal, with several thick setae, very sparsely with pseudopores. Labium (Fig. 18) broad; prementum with a setal pore, in which seta is very long, and 2 real pores in its outer side, with several pseudopores around base of medial seta; apodeme without median projection, with lateral projection short, curved apically; ligula long, each lobe with 3 large setula; labial palpus with segment I long and apically dilated; segment II 4/3 as long as I, with membranous notch; segment III thin, narrowed apically, slightly as long as II.
Pronotum
(Fig. 4) slightly convex, with a broad longitudinal groove medially, its lateral lines convex as a pair of carinae, sides well margined and elevated, depressed along margins. Mesocoxal cavity well margined; process of metaventrite narrow, rounded at apex.
Elytra (Fig. 4) apically widened, laterally with a pair of carinae; postero-inner margin of elytron obliquely truncate.
Legs (Fig. 4) moderate in length; femora slightly narrowed apically near apex; tibiae somewhat widened from around middle to basal 1/3, their bases constricted; tarsi somewhat thin.
Abdomen (Fig. 4) slightly expanded, widest around segment IV, well convex above; surface densely punctured, matte; segments II-IV emarginated posteromedially; segments III and IV with a pair of large depressions around base,. Median lobe of aedeagus (Fig. 22) with apical lobe covered by exposed inner sac which is fused with apical margin of aedeagus and well sclerotized. Paramere with apical lobe slightly widened apically.
Figures 15-18. Mouthparts of
Leptogenophila roslii
gen. et sp. n. 15 left mandible, dorsal view (prostheca not shown) 16 right mandible, dorsal view (ditto) 17 mentum, ventral view 18 labium, ventral view.
Figures 19-23. Terminalia of
Leptogenophila roslii
gen. et sp. n. 19 Male tergite VIII, dorsal view 20 male sternite VIII, ventral view 21 female tergite VIII, apical part, dorsal view 22 median lobe of aedeagus, lateral view 23 spermatheca.