A Revision of the New Zealand GenusStenosagolaBroun, 1921 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae)
Author
Park, J. - S.
Author
Carlton, C. E.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.3.335
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-67.3.335
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Stenosagola dugdalei
Park and Carlton
,
new species
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
GISBORNE
(
GB
):
♂
(winged male), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “
NEW ZEALAND
, GB Kakanui,
300m
1 Feb 1993
J.S. Dugdale Litter
93/13”, “
N.Z. Arthropod Collection
,
NZAC
Private Bag 92710
AUCKLAND
New Zealand”, “
HOLOTYPE
Stenosagola dugdalei
Park and Carlton
des. 2013”
.
Paratypes
(
n
=
7 males
).
NEW ZEALAND
:
BAY OF PLENTY
(
BP
)
:
1♂
,
Waiaroho
,
26 I–10 III 1993
,
J. S. Dugdale
,
Malaise trap
(
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Orete Forest
,
Te Puia Hut
,
25 I 1993
,
J. S. Dugdale
, litter (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Paratea
,
26 IV 1993
,
J. S. Dugdale
,
Bryophytes
(
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Rereauria
,
26 I 1993
,
J. S. Dugdale
, litter (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
, slidemounted,
Waiaroho
,
21 X–25 XI 1992
,
G. Hall
,
Malaise trap
(
NZAC
)
.
GISBORNE
(
GB
)
:
1♂
(slide-mounted), L.
Waikaremoana
,
21
VI
1991
,
C. F. Morales
, litter (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
(slide-mounted),
Urewera N.P. nr Aniwaniwa Vis. Ctr. Stream, dead
Nothofagus
Berlese
,
18 III 2000
, C. Carlton, A. Weir, #049 (
LSAM
);
Etymology.
This species is named for the collector of the
holotype
, J. S. Dugdale.
Diagnosis.
Specimens of
S. dugdalei
are similar in appearance to those of other members of the
connata
group but can be distinguished by the shape of the male genitalia (
Fig. 10d
).
Description.
Length
1.2–1.4 mm
(
Fig. 6l–m
).
Head
: Winged male head approximately 1.51 times, wingless male 1.49 longer than wide. Winged male eye approximately 1.45, wingless male 0.82 times longer than temple. Winged male antennomeres 3–8 subquadrate, 9 slightly transverse, 10 transverse. Wingless male antennomeres 3–6 subquadrate, 7–10 transverse.
Thorax
: Pronotum as long as wide. Winged male elytra approximately 1.85 times, wingless male 1.32 longer than pronotum. Winged male meso- and metaventrites trapezoidal, approximately 1.59 times, wingless male 1.19 times longer than pronotum.
Aedeagus
: Apical lobe of male genitalia broadly bifid, left lobe longer than right (
Fig. 10d
). Paramere symmetrical, setae present anteriorly (
Fig. 10d
).
Distribution.
Mid-western part of North Island,
New Zealand
(
Fig. 11
, circles).
Habitat.
Specimens were collected using Malaise traps and by sifting leaf litter.