New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. 44. New species and new records from Nepal, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra, and Sabah (Coleoptera Staphylinidae)
Author
Bordoni, Arnaldo
text
Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology
2017
2017-12-08
67
2
255
264
http://dx.doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.67.2.255-264
journal article
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10.21248/contrib.entomol.67.2.255-264
90bd4bd8-cf57-4acf-9088-8b167b1df709
0005-805X
4754929
9A6B7F12-F033-4F29-A5CA-83823918291D
Metolinus jubing
spec. nov.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
468FF7B1-8DC1-4BD2-9E49-66EA14A9F8B8
(
Figs 19-21
)
Examined material
:
Holotype
♂:
NE
Nepal
,
Jubing
,
1300 m
, I. Zhou
9.VII.2016
(
cB
).
Description
: Length of body
4 mm
; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra:
2 mm
. Body very dark reddish brown, with light brown antennae and legs. Head sub-rectangular, slightly narrow anteriad, with sub-rectilinear sides and rounded posterior angles. Eyes small and not protruding. Surface of head with traces of transverse micro-striation and fine, sparse punctation. Pronotum sub-rectangular, longer and a little narrower than head, with sub-rectilinear and sub-parallel sides, oblique anterior margins and largely rounded anterior angles. Surface with dorsal series of 7-8 fine punctures and oblique lateral series of 5-6 punctures. Elytra sub-rectangular, not dilated posteriad, with sub-parallel and sub-rectilinear sides, slightly longer and wider than pronotum, with conspicuous humeral angles. Surface with some series of very fine and scattered punctures. Abdomen with feebly traces of fine, transverse micro-striation and fine punctation on the sides.
Posterior margin of the sixth visible tergite rounded; posterior margin of the sixth visible sternite with median emargination. Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in
Figs 19-20
. Aedeagus (
Fig. 21
)
0.77 mm
long, ovoid, with acute distal lobe and very short and narrow parameres; inner sac looks like a compact mass, in fact composed of two sets of large spines located very close together.
Etymology
: The specific epithet refers to the
type
locality, as a noun in apposition.
Distribution
: The species is known only from the
type
locality.
Remarks
: Based on the external characters this species is closely related to the
gardneri
-group (for details see
BORDONI, 2002
).