A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae)
Author
Park, J. - S.
Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology, LSB 404 Louisiana State University Agric
Author
Carlton, C. E.
Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology, LSB 404 Louisiana State University Agric
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2014
mo 13
2014-12-01
68
1
156
journal article
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10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1
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Sagola clarkei
Park and Carlton
,
new species
(
Figs. 45e, 45k
,
46
)
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
Nelson
:
1♂
(
NZAC
), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “
NEW ZEALAND
: NN:
Kahurangi N.P.,
Cobb Dam Rd.
,
Asbestos Track
,
450m
, 41″06.333′S, 172″43.174′E,
29 XI-18 XII 2005
, mixed broadleaf (incl.
Nothofagus fusca
)-podocarp forest;
FMHD#2005- 111
, berl., leaf & log litter,
A. Solodovnikov
,
D. Clarke
, et al.;
ANMT
site 1160”, “
HOLOTYPE
Sagola clarkei
Park and Carlton 2013
”
.
Paratypes
(
n
=
9:
2 males
;
7 females
).
NEW ZEALAND
:
Nelson
:
2♂♂
3♀♀
(
1♂
, slide-mounted;
FMNH
), same data as holotype
;
4♀♀
(
FMNH
),
20km
ne
Takaka
,
Tasman
NP,
21 V 1982
,
FMHD#82-591
, mixed forest litter,
S. Peck
.
Etymology.
This species is named for one of the collectors of the
holotype
and staphylinid specialist, Dave J. Clarke.
Diagnosis.
This species can be distinguished from the other species of the
anisarthra
speciesgroup by the following combination of characters: body length
2.9–3.2 mm
; antennomeres 4–11 bearing tubercles; frontal sulcus shallow, reaching midpoint of eye; anterior frontal fovea round, partially covered by frontal rostrum, posterior frontal fovea oval; eye large and prominent, one-third length of temple; male abdominal ventrite VII deeply emarginate and surrounded by dense setae; shape of antennomeres and genitalia unique to species.
Description.
Length
2.9–3.2 mm
. Body reddish brown, antennae, elytra, legs, and maxillary palpi paler (
Fig. 45e
).
Head:
Male head bluntly triangular, widest across eyes (
Fig. 45e
). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–3 subquadrate, 4–5 longer than wide, 6–10 subquadrate, 4–11 bearing tubercles. Frontal sulcus shallow, reaching midpoint of eye. Anterior frontal fovea round, partially covered by frontal rostrum, posterior frontal fovea oval. Eye large and prominent, one-third length of temple.
Thorax:
Prosternum as long as wide, widest at one-third. Male elytra rectangular (
Fig. 45e
), female elytra triangular. Male hind wings well-developed, female hind wings reduced to small pads. Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, as long as wide.
Abdomen:
Tergite IV without patches of microtrichia. Male abdominal ventrite VII deeply emarginate and surrounded by dense setae.
Aedeagus:
Median lobe elongate as wide as parameres (
Fig. 45k
). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rounded (
Fig. 45k
). Parameres symmetrical and C-shaped with setae apically (
Fig. 45k
).
Distribution.
Nelson
(
Fig. 46
: white circles).
Habitat.
Specimens of this species were collected by sifting forest litter in broadleaf or podocarp forests.