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
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
2014
mo 13
2014-12-01
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journal article
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Sagola tekoauensis
Park and Carlton
,
new species
(
Figs. 11i
,
12i
,
14
)
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
Bay of Plenty
:
1♂
(
NZAC
), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “
NEW ZEALAND
, BP Te Koau,
140m
Twin Puriri’
s
31 Jan 1993
J.S. Dugdale
”, “Litter 93/10”, “
N.Z. Arthropod Collection
,
NZAC
Private Bag 92170
AUCKLAND
New Zealand”, “
HOLOTYPE
Sagola tekoauensis
Park and Carlton 2013
”
.
Paratype
(
1 female
).
NEW ZEALAND
:
Bay of Plenty
:
1♀
(
NZAC
), same data as holotype
.
Etymology.
This species is named after the
type
locality, Te Koau,
Bay of Plenty
.
Diagnosis.
This species is similar in appearance to other members of this species-group but can be distinguished by the shape of the antennae and genitalia.
Description.
Length
2.5–2.8 mm
. Body brown, antennae and maxillary palpi paler, legs and elytra yellowish brown (
Fig. 11i
).
Head:
As long as wide, widest across eyes (
Fig. 11i
). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–4 subquadrate, 5–10 transverse. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching hind-point of eye from frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea an inverted triangle. Posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple.
Thorax:
Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular (
Fig. 11i
). Meso-and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide.
Abdomen:
Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch.
Aedeagus:
Median lobe shorter than left paramere, apical lobe simple (
Fig. 12i
). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular (
Fig. 12i
). Parameres asymmetrical, left paramere triangular, right broad and round depression apicolaterally (
Fig. 12i
).
Fig. 14.
Known collection localities of New Zealand
Sagola
species.
S. ranatungae
: black circle;
S
.
baylessae
: triangle;
S
.
tekoauensis
: black square;
S
.
ferroi
: star;
S
.
fairburni
: white circle.
Distribution.
Bay of Plenty
(
Fig. 14
: black square).
Habitat.
Specimens of this species were collected by sifting leaf litter.