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
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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 northlandensis
Park and Carlton
,
new species
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
NORTHLAND
(
ND
):
♂
(winged male), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “
NEW ZEALAND
ND Trounson Kauri Park
1 Oct 1980
J. S. Noyes
”, “
N.Z. Arthropod Collection
,
NZAC
Private Bag 92710
AUCKLAND
New Zealand”, “
HOLOTYPE
Stenosagola northlandensis
Park and Carlton
des. 2013”
.
Paratypes
(
n
=
30:
21 males
,
9 females
).
NEW ZEALAND
:
NORTHLAND
(
ND
)
:
1♂
, same data as holotype (
NZAC
)
;
4♂♂
,
Waipoua State Forest
,
Toronui Track
,
120m
,
26 XI–4 XII 1984
, kauri-podocarp-hdwd.,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
685, flight
intercept
(window) trap (
DSC
)
;
1♂
,
Waipoua State Forest
,
Toronui Track
,
120m
,
2 XII 1984
, kauri-podocarp-hdwd.,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
685, mixed mosses on logs and ground (
FMNH
)
;
2♂♂
,
Waipoua State Forest
,
0.8km
nw
Wairau Summit
,
350m
,
27 XI–6 XII 1984
, kauri-podocarp-hdwd.,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
689, flight
intercept
(window) trap (
DSC
)
;
1♂
,
Waipoua State Forest
,
Kauri Ricker Track
,
120m
,
26 XI–4 XII 1984
, kauri-podocarp-hdwd.,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
684, flight
intercept
(window) trap (
DSC
)
;
1♂
2♀♀
,
Waipoua SF
,
Yakas Tree Tr.
,
350m
,
11–14 IV 1980
, broadlf.-podocarp,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
, berl., litter at bases of
Metrosideros rubusta
trunks (
DSC
)
;
1♂
,
Waipoua For.
,
Waipoua
strm.,
70m
,
17 III 1978
,
S Peck
,
J Peck
, berl., frass und.
Bark
kauri log (
FMNH
)
;
1♂
, slide-mounted,
Waipoua State Forest
,
Waikohatu Stream Bridge
,
300m
,
28 XI–6 XII 1984
, kauri-hdwd.-podocarp,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
690,
window trap
690 (
FMNH
)
;
1♂
,
Omahuta Forest
,
Omahuta Kauri Sanctuary
,
430m
,
29 XI–5 XII 1984
, kauri-podocarphdwd.,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
693, flight
intercept
(window) trap (
DSC
)
;
1♂
,
Omahuta
SF,
18 III 1978
,
S. B. Peck
, litter
;
1♂
(slide-mounted),
Omahuta For.
,
Picnic Area
near
Kauri Sanctuary
,
330m
,
29 XI–5 XII 1984
, hdwd.-podocarp for.,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
694 (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
(slide-mounted),
Mangamuka Summit
,
12km
nw
Mangamuka
,
400m
,
25 XI–5 XII 1984
, hdwd.- podocarp forest,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
683, flight
intercept
(window) trap (
DSC
)
;
4♀♀
(
1♀
, slide-mounted),
Kauri Sanctuary
,
Omahuta S.F.
,
22 IV 1975
,
G. Kuschel
,
Rot
inside in
Taniwha Kauri
tree 75/193 (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Omahuta Kauri Sanctuary
,
4 II 1975
,
G. Kuschel
, rotten wood 75/21 (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Kauri Sanctuary
,
Omahuta S.F.
,
16
VII
1974
,
G. Kuschel
,
Litter
74/ 40 (
NACZ
)
;
1♂
2♀♀
(
1♂
, slide-mounted),
Omahuta S.F.
,
22 IV 1975
,
J.S. Dugdale
,
Litter
75/141 (
NZAC
)
;
1♀
,
Omahutu S.F.
,
Kauri Res.
,
10 X 1974
,
J.C. Watt
, litter 74/81 (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Waipoua S. F.
,
Lookout
,
29 X 1980
,
G. Kuschel
,
Moss
80/99 (
NZAC
)
;
1♂
,
Waipoua S.F.
,
25 XI 1980
,
G. Kuschel
,
Decayed
wood 80/120 (
NZAC
)
.
Fig. 10.
Stenosagola
species.
a)
S. huiaensis
, aedeagus, dorsal view, b)
S. northlandensis
, aedeagus, dorsal view, c)
S. thayerae
, aedeagus, dorsal view, d)
S. dugdalei
, aedeagus, dorsal view, e)
S. tararuaensis
, aedeagus, dorsal view, f)
S. haunuiensis
, aedeagus, dorsal view, g)
S. haunuiensis
, wingless male head, dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
Etymology.
This species is named after the
type
locality,
Northland
(ND).
Diagnosis.
Specimens of
S. northlandensis
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. 10b
).
Description.
Length
1.1–1.4 mm
(
Fig. 6f–h
).
Head
: Winged male head approximately 1.50 times, wingless male 1.52 times, female 1.55 times longer than wide. Winged male eye approximately 1.27 times, wingless male 0.65 times, female 0.29 times longer than temple. Winged male antennomeres 3–8 subquadrate, 9 slightly transverse, 10 transverse. Wingless male antennomeres 3–6 subquadrate, 7 slightly transverse. Female antennomeres 3–5 subquadrate, 6–7 slightly transverse.
Thorax
: Pronotum as long as wide. Winged male elytra approximately 1.91 times, wingless male 1.26 times, female 1.24 times longer than pronotum. Winged male meso- and metaventrites trapezoidal, approximately 1.59 times, wingless male 1.15 times, female 1.18 times longer than pronotum.
Aedeagus
: Apical lobe of male genitalia shallow bifid, right lobe longer than left; right lobe with small process at right basal (
Fig. 10b
). Parameres symmetrical, setae present anteriorly (
Fig. 10b
).
Distribution.
Northland
(ND),
New Zealand
(
Fig. 9
, squares).
Habitat.
Specimens were collected using window traps, flight intercept traps (FIT), and sifting leaf, log, and moss litter in kauri, hardwood, podocarp, and broadleaf forests.