Revision of the genus Pselaphomorphus Motschulsky, 1855 (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae: Jubini)
Author
Vásquez-Vélez, Laura M.
text
Zootaxa
2016
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Pselaphomorphus macrommatus
Vásquez-Vélez
n. sp.
(
Fig. 18
)
Diagnosis.
Pselaphomorphus macrommatus
is characterized by the combination of a small body size (less than 2.0 mm); yellow coloration and large eyes (one third head width). Last five antennomeres form a clava, with antennomeres 7 to 11 at least twice times longer than wide. This species can be differentiated from
P. chandleri
,
P. parki
,
P. motschulskyi
and
P. incorum
by the shape of male genitalia: in
P. m a c rom m at us
the base of male genitalia is symmetrical and the entire aedeagus is shorter than
0.5 mm
.
Description. Male.
Body length
1.7 mm
. Body flattened dorsally, yellowish to light brown, with clear pilosity. Head triangular (length
0.4 mm
, width
0.3 mm
), base of antennal tubercle short, not longer than diameter of eye. Longitudinal sulcus wider between eyes, spindle-shaped. Eyes round (diameter
0.1 mm
). Antennal length 1.0 mm. Antennomere length as follows: 1 (
0.06 mm
), 2 (
0.04 mm
), 3 and 4 (
0.04 mm
), 5 (
0.06 mm
), 6 (
0.04 mm
), 7 to 10 (
0.12 mm
), and 11 (
0.2 mm
), clava conspicuous. Maxillary palpi yellowish, with short and even pilosity. Pronotum transverse (length
0.3 mm
, width
0.35 mm
): lateral lobes trapezoidal, basal angle round. Pronotal disc oval, longitudinal and transverse sulci wider towards edges. Elytra length
0.5 mm
; width
0.6 mm
. Humeral teeth present. Sutural and basal discal fovea present and evident, framed by a basal carina. Sutural stria present. Abdominal segments I–V dorsally with length as follows: 0.3, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.06 (mm). Ventrally, segment V distally round, segment VI round and depressed, pygidial suture present.
Genitalia.
Phallobase regular, globose and symmetrical. Median lobe short, divided into two small asymmetric arms. Accessory lobes absent (
Figs. 18
B, 18C).
Type
material.
Holotype
(male): “
Ecuador
, Orellana, Tiputini Biological Station, Flight intercept trap H34.
VII-30 to 31-2008
.
LSAM
team” (
FMNH
).
Etymology.
The species name is composed of the Greak words
macros
(meaning ‘large’) and
omma
(meaning ‘eyes’) (
Brown 1956
), thus referring to the characteristic large eyes of this species.