Eight new species, a new record, and redescription of the genus Discoxenus Wasmann, 1904: The first record of termitophilous rove beetles in Cambodia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Author
Kanao, Taisuke
Author
Maruyama, Munetoshi
text
Zootaxa
2015
4044
2
201
223
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4044.2.2
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1175-5326
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Discoxenus kakizoei
n. sp.
(
Figs. 15, 16
,
137–148
)
Type
materials.
Holotype
:
♀, Bayon, Ankor Thom, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
,
20 VIII 2012
, Maruyama M. leg. (Colony no. MMCB-T-2012-2-009) (abdominal segments VIII–X dissected off).
Paratypes
:
1♀, North Wall of Preah Khan, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
,
19 VIII 2012
, Maruyama M. leg. (Colony no. MMCB-T-2012-2-005) (completely dissected). 2♀♀,
0.76 km
NE of Preah Kham, Siem Reap,
19 VIII 2014
, Kakizoe S. leg. (Colony no. SK007).
Diagnosis.
This species is distinct, and is distinguishable from other
Discoxenus
species by a combination of the following three character states: right mandible with a distinct and blunt tooth (
Fig. 141
), macrochaetotaxy of abdominal tergites III–VIII (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6), and spermatheca with the basal part being shorter than the apical part (
Fig. 148
).
Description.
Head (
Fig. 137
) approximately 1.4 times wider than long. Antenna (
Figs. 15, 16
,
138
) with segment I rectangular; segment II as long as segment III, with 4 macrosetae; segment III short, trapezoidal; segment IV transverse, wider than other segments; segments V–XI successively narrowed distally; segments V– VI wider than long; segment VII subquadrate; segments VIII–X longer than wide; segment XI approximately 2.6 times longer than wide. Labrum (
Fig. 139
, left side) with anterior margin deeply concave at middle; median projection of apodeme with posterior margin truncate; 3 lateral setae present in ventral view (
Fig. 139
, right side). Mandibles (
Figs. 140, 141
), covered with 30–40 pores. Left mandible (
Fig. 140
) with adoral margin moderately convex at apical third. Right mandible (
Fig. 141
) with a tooth broadly convex at middle of adoral margin, rounded apically. Maxillary palpal segment III approximately 2.3 times longer than wide. Mentum (
Fig. 142
) approximately 3 times wider than long, covered with around 50 pores. Labium with prementum covered with approximately 16 pores.
Pronotum (
Fig. 143
) covered with approximately 44 macrosetae, 6 minute setae present around anterior margin. Elytron (
Fig. 144
) transverse, sparsely covered with several setae at anterolateral outer corner, 12 macrosetae present on disc. Metaventrite approximately 1.7 times as long as mesoventrite.
Tergites III–VI (
Fig. 15
) with 1–2 setae laterally. Tergite VII with a row of 5–6 setae subapically. Tergite VIII (
Fig. 145
) with posterior margin pointed, 3 pairs of macrosetae present at posterior margin, with 2 pairs of macrosetae around middle. Macrochaetotaxy of abdominal tergites III–VIII = 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6. Sternite III (
Fig. 16
) with posterior half densely covered with setae. Sternites IV–V with posterior half sparsely covered with setae. Sternites VI–VII with a row of yellow setae at middle. Sternites III–VII with 6–10 macrosetae at posterior margin.
Male.
Unknown.
Female
. Sternite VIII (
Fig. 146
) with 2 pairs of macrosetae at posterior margin and middle. Spermatheca (
Fig. 148
) with apical part longer than basal part.
Measurement.
Body length = average
1.82 mm
(N = 1), pronotal length = average
0.60 mm
(
0.58–0.62 mm
, N = 2), pronotal width = average
0.85 mm
(
0.83–0.86 mm
, N = 2), elytral length = average
0.44 mm
(
0.43–0.45 mm
, N = 2), elytral width = average
0.50 mm
(
0.49–0.51 mm
, N = 2.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is named after Mr. Shotaro Kakizoe of Kyushu University, who collected and kindly provided the specimens of this rare species.
Host species.
Hypotermes makhamensis
Ahmad, 1965
.