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
2013-09-30
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3
335
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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 pseudoconnata
Park and Carlton
,
new species
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
WELLINGTON
(
WN
):
♂
(winged male), “
NEW ZEALAND
: WN:
Tararua Forest
Park
,
Waitewaewae Track
,
220m
,
40°51.98′S
175°15.319′E
,
26 XI-21 XII 2005
, broadleaf (much
Knightua exelsa
)- podocarp forest;
FMHD#2005-034
,
flight intercept trap
,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
;
ANMT
site 1152”, “
HOLOTYPE
Stenosagola pseudoconnata
Park and Carlton
des. 2013”
.
Paratype
(
n
=
12:
11 males
,
1 female
).
NEW ZEALAND
:
TARANAKI
(TK)
:
1♂
,
Dawson Falls
,
914m
,
23 I 1972
, G.W.
Ramsay
,
Litter
72/68 (
NZAC
); RANGITIKEI (RI)
:
1♂
,
Ruahine Ra
,
Triplex
,
10 II 1980
,
C. F. Butcher
, litter (
NZAC
)
.
WELLINGTON
(
WN
)
:
2♂♂
(slide-mounted), same data as holotype (
FMNH
)
;
1♂
,
Wellington
,
Wilton’
s
Bush
,
110m
,
41°15.963′S
175°45.159′E
,
24 XI 2005
, mixed broadleaf-podocarp forest,
FMHD#2005-030
,
berl., leaf and log litter,
M. Thayer
and A.
Newton
,
ANMT
site 1150 (
FMNH
);
1♂
,
Pakuratahi Forks
,
Kaitoke
,
24
VII
1995, in wood mould, J.
Nunn
(
JTN
)
;
1♂
,
Pakuratahi Forks
,
Kaitoke
,
18
VII
1995, in wood mould, J.
Nunn
(
JTN
)
;
1♂
,
Porirua SR
,
Elsdon
,
18 IX 1993
, in decayed wood,
J. Nunn
(
JTN
)
;
1♀
(slidemounted),
Pakuratahi Forks
,
Kaitoke
,
1 VIII 1993
, in wood mould,
J. Nunn
(
JTN
)
;
1♂
,
Tunnel Gully
,
Te Marua
,
5
V
1996, in wood mould, base of tree, J.
Nunn
(
JTN
)
;
1♂
,
Tararua Forest
, above
Akatarawa Saddle
,
455m
, h,
26 XI–21 XII 2005
, broadleaf-podocarp forest on slope;
FMHD#2005- 0112
,
flight intercept trap
, A.
Newton
and M.
Thayer
;
ANMT
site 1151 (
FMNH
);
1♂
,
Tararua Ra.
,
610m
,
14 XI 1968
,
S. Edridge
,
Litter
68/200
;
Etymology.
The specific epithet refers to the superficial similarity of this species to
S. connata
.
Diagnosis.
Specimens of
S. pseudoconnata
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. 12a
).
Description.
Length
1.1–1.3 mm
(
Fig. 7d–e
).
Head
: Winged male head approximately 1.45 times,
Fig. 12.
Stenosagola
species.
a)
S. pseudoconnata
, aedeagus, dorsal view, b)
S. chandleri
, aedeagus, dorsal view, c)
S. nunni
, aedeagus, dorsal view, d)
S. newtoni
, aedeagus, dorsal view, e)
S. butcheri
, aedeagus, dorsal view, f)
S. fiordlandensis
, aedeagus, dorsal view, g)
S. fiordlandensis
, wingless male head, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
wingless male 1.42 times, female 1.37 times longer than wide. Winged male eye approximately 1.69 times, female 0.33 times longer than temple. Wingless male eye as long as temple. Winged male antennomeres 3–8 subquadrate, 9 slightly transverse, 10 transverse. Wingless male antennomeres 3–6 subquadrate, 7–10 transverse. Female antennomeres 3–5 subquadrate, 6–10 transverse.
Thorax
: Pronotum as long as wide. Winged male elytra approximately 1.92 times, wingless male 1.29 times, female 1.30 times longer than pronotum. Winged male mesoventrites trapezoidal, approximately 1.66 times, wingless male and female 1.18 times longer than pronotum.
Aedeagus
: Median lobe bent to right, weakly pointed apically (
Fig. 12a
). Paramere symmetrical, setae present anteriorly (
Fig. 12a
).
Distribution.
Southern part of North Island,
New Zealand
(
Fig. 13
, triangles).
Habitat.
Specimens were collected using flight intercept traps (FIT) and by sifting leaf and log litter in podocarp and broadleaf forests.