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
3079
10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1
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4.
baiknami
species-group
(7 species)
Diagnosis.
Members of the
baiknami
speciesgroup can be distinguished from other
Sagola
species-groups by the following combination of characters: body length
2.2–3.1 mm
; antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide with dull surface; gular region of male head with transverse depression and with blunt process in middle (
Fig. 16i
: arrow); fore femur with semicircular depression; abdominal tergites IV–VI with discal carinae; present on North Island, not known from South Island (
Figs. 17–18
).
KEY TO SPECIES OF THE
BAIKNAMI
SPECIES- GROUP
The key is based on male specimens because most female specimens are indistinguishable based on external morphology.
1. Body large,>
2.9 mm
; mid-tibia not bent; median lobe of genitalia S-shaped (
Fig. 16a
) .............................
S. baiknami
new species
1′. Body smaller, <
2.8 mm
; mid-tibia bent; median lobe of genitalia straight or bent at 90°.......................................................2
2(1′). Antennomeres 4–11 bearing tubercles; fore tibia with semicircular depression ..... .................................
S
.
watti
new species
2′. Antennomeres without tubercles; fore tibia without depression...................................3
3(2′). Apical lobe of genitalia bird-head- or umbrella-shaped.......................................4
3′. Apical lobe of genitalia blunt.................5
4(3). Apical lobe of genitalia bird-head-shaped; right paramere without minor lobe (
Fig. 16d
) ............................
S
.
taupoensis
new species
4′. Apical lobe of genitalia umbrella-shaped; right paramere with minor lobe (
Fig. 16e
) ...............................
S
.
nunni
new species
5(3′). Median lobe slender, approximately 3 times longer than wide; left paramere U-shaped (
Fig.
16g
) ...........
S
.
choeunae
new species
5′. Median lobe slender, at least 4 times longer than wide; left paramere L-shaped........... 6
6(5′). Right paramere with 2 acute lobes (
Fig. 16c
) ............................
S
.
butcherae
new species
6′. Right paramere with arm-shaped lobe and 2 acute lobes (
Fig. 16f
) ............................ ........................
S
.
sunsookae
new species