Fourteen new species of Sonoma Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) with a key to species from western North America Author Ferro, Michael L. text Insecta Mundi 2016 2016-03-11 2016 472 1 57 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5170505 1942-1354 5170505 B39DE284-15C2-4ADE-B1B9-9146D3DFE764 10. Sonoma quellazaire new species Fig. 10 , 25 ; Map 28. Description. Holotype , male. Measurements: head 0.20 long, 0.28 wide; pronotum 0.28 long, 0.32 wide; elytra 0.50 long, 0.25 wide; antennomeres 1–11 total 0.58; total length 1.90. Body brown, maxillary palpi, antennae, and legs paler. Body with moderate length setae (approximately 1/2 or less width of eye). Head . Eyes prominent, maximum length in dorsal view 0.87x length of first antennal segment, with approximately 30 facets. Antennomere 2 approximately 0.73x width of 1; 3 smallest. Thorax . Pronotum with weak lateral discal foveae. Elytra with indistinct sutural foveae; 2 foveae lateral to sutural fovea; central row of 4 foveae in basal 1/3. Winged. Metatrochanter rounded; metatibia with small tubercle on inner margin near middle. Abdomen . Tergite IV with transverse patch of microtrichia narrowly interrupted at midline. Basal lateral foveae on ventrites VI–V, weak on VII. Basal pubescence present on all visible ventrites. Aedeagus . Left paramere: oval; subequal in width from base to apex; two large papillate processes and 4 short, thick setae clustered at apex. Endophallus: deflexed to right; apical 1/2 with 4 overlapping layers, third layer with thin, elongate double pronged posteriorly-directed process; ventral-most layer with thin triangular flange. Right paramere: teardrop-shaped; 3 short, thick setae at apex. Type Material. Holotype , male: * USA : OR : Lane Co. , Siuslaw N.F. , Cummins Ck. Tr. , 90-210m , 44°16.12’N , 124°05.89’W , 8.xi.2011 , old-growth Picea sitchensis forest; FMHD#2011-002 , berl., leaf & log litter, M. Thayer & A. Newton ; ANMT site 1235 ( 1♂ ). Deposited in FMNH . Paratype (n=1). UNITED STATES : OREGON : Benton Co. : * USA : OR : Benton Co. , Siuslaw N.F. , Marys Peak , Meadowedge Tr. (W part), 1050-1070 m , 44°30.52’N , 123°33.56’W , 17.ix.2012 , old growth Abies procera forest ; FMHD#2012-033 , berl., log & litter, A. Newton ; ANMT site 1204 ( FMNH ) ( 1♂ ) SLIDE . Geographical Distribution. Sonoma quellazaire is known from Benton and Lane counties, Oregon , but both locations are within the Siuslaw National Forest. Comments. Specimens have been collected during September and November from Berlesed log and leaf litter material taken in old-growth Abies procera and Picea sitchensis forests at elevations ranging from 90–1070 m . Aedeagal characters of S. quellazaire are similar to those of S. petersi . The left parameres of each are indistinguishable, but unique among known species of Sonoma . The two can be separated based on the following characters, S. petersi in brackets []: endophallus with four distinct horizons, right lateral apical corner acute, elongate posteriorly-directed process double pronged [endophallus with two horizons, right lateral apical corner rounded, posteriorly directed process with single tip]; right paramere teardrop shaped [right paramere round]. Etymology. The apical process of the endophallus is reminiscent of a cigarette holder with its cigarette, an image typified by Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s . “Quellazaire” is a neologism for “cigarette holder”.