Review Of The Anotylus Cimicoides Species Group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)
Author
Makranczy, György
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2017
2017-06-19
63
2
143
262
http://dx.doi.org/10.17109/azh.63.2.143.2017
journal article
10.17109/AZH.63.2.143.2017
2064-2474
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Anotylus schawalleri
sp. n.
(
Figs 73
,
230–236
,
274
)
Typematerial
–
Holotype
(m):
MALAYSIA
/BORNEO:
Sabah
, CrockerRangeN. P., NWKeningau,
900–1200 m
[
05°26‘N
,
116°05‘E
],
16-20.XI.1996
, leg. W. Schawaller (SMNS);
Paratypes
(4): samedataasholotype (
1 m
, HNHM);
Sabah
, CrockerRange,
1550–1650 m
, àproximitéducol (routeKotaKinabalu-Tambunan) [
05°47‘55“N
,
116°20‘06“E
], forêt de
Lithocarpus
-
Castanopsis
,
16.V.1996
, leg. D. Burckhardt & I. Löbl (27a), tamisagedebois pourri, feuillesmortesetmousses (
1 m
, MHNG);
Sabah
, CrockerRange, faceouest (W),
1600 m
env., km 51-52 - route de Kota Kinabalu - Tambunan [
05°50‘04“N
,
116°20‘08“E
], foréthumideà
Lithocarpus
,
Castanopsis
etfougèresarborescentes,
18.V.1996
, leg. D. Burck- hardt & I. Löbl (30a), tamisagededébrisvegetauxdansunravinhumideetàlalisièrede laforêt (1 f, MHNG);
Sabah
, BanjaranCrockerMts., GunungAlabpeak,
30.IV.-27.V.1996
, 1650–
1800 m
[
05°50‘N
,
116°20‘E
], leg. M. Štrba & R. Hergovits (
1 m
, NHMW).
Description
– Measurements (in mm, n=5): HW = 0.60 (0.58–0.61); TW = 0.57 (0.56–0.59); PW = 0.82 (0.80–0.85); EW = 0.94 (0.92–0.96); AW = 0.92 (0.91–0.93); HL = 0.43 (0.42–0.44); EL = 0.14 (0.13–0.15); TL = 0.18 (0.17–0.19); PL = 0.51 (0.50–0.52); SC = 0.60 (0.59–0.61); FB = 1.61 (1.58–1.63); BL = 3.05 (2.91–3.25).
HabitusasinFig. 73
. Forebodyweaklyshiningdespite sculpture, abdomenwithpuncturesofvaryingsizes, ratherdensebutshallow, indistinctly microsculptured, yetmorelustrousthanforebody. Headblackishdarkbrown, pronotum, elyraandabdomenreddishdarkbrown, occasionallylighter, mediumbrownstripealong posteriorelytralmargin, lateralpronotalmarginandanteriormarginofhead. Legs, mouthpartsandantennaereddishmediumbrown. Headwithanteriormarginpossessingrather strongrim, almosttruncateinfront, laterallystraighttosupraantennalprominences (moderatelyelevatedobliqueridges), discslightlyimpressedneareyes. Epistomalsutureformingsubcircularimpression (muchlesspunctateinside), uppersurfacewithweaktactilesetae (intratemporalis) situatedpostero-mediallyofeacheye; eyesmediumsizedandslightly bulging, indorsalviewtemples (1.3× lengthofeye) alatiform, laterallyevenlyroundedand posteriorlyconstrictedtoformdistinctneckseparatedbyweakoccipitalfurrow. Anten- nomere 1 flattenedclub-shaped, stronglysculptured, segment 2 basallybroadsubtriangular, segment 3 incrassate, segment 4 transversediscoidwithrim, segments 5–11 withbasal dishes, articles 5–10 transverse (about 1.5–1.7× broaderthanlong). Headandpronotum withmostlyalveolatesculpture. Pronotumwithlateralportionexplanate, edgealatiform withsparseshortsetae; lateralmarginunevenlyarchedwithanumberofsmall, irregularly distributeddenticles, posteriorcornersnotincised, discmediallywithtwoweakparallel longitudinalridges, pronotalsidesweaklyimpressedaroundmiddle. Elytrawithoutmembranousposteriormargin. Elytralepipleuralridgeapparentasstrongersculpturelinesin lateralalatiformportions, discwithveryslighttonoimpressionincentre; shoulderswell developed, surfaceobscurelyfoveolateandinbetweenpuncturestorulose. Legsshort, pro- andmesotibiawithseveralspinuloserows, metatibiawithlongitudinalctenidiumofspi- nulesindistalhalf. Abdomenwithsidesmoderately/ratherarcuate, secondsegmentwith paratergitesbroadeningposteriorly (abdomenappearingconstrictedatbase), thoseofseg- mentsIII–VIIthin, mesalparatergitesbroad, posterioredgeoftergiteVIIwiththinpalisade fringe,
medianpartofsterniteVIIasinFig. 230
, sterniteVIII (
Fig. 231
), tergitesIX (
Fig. 232
), X (
Fig. 233
)
andaedeagusasinFigs 234–236
,
spermathecaasinFig. 274
.
Etymology
– Thespeciesisnamedafterthecollectoroftheholotype, WolfgangScha-
waller (SMNS).
Figs 230–236.
Anotylus schawalleri
sp. n.
, male. 230 = median part of sternite VII, 231 = ster- nite VIII, 232 = tergite IX, 233 = tergite X, 234 = aedeagus, frontal view, 235 = median lobe, lateral view, 236 = paramere, lateral view. Scales: 0.10 mm for Figs 234–236, 0.115 mm for
Fig. 233, 0.15 mm for Figs 230–232
Distribution
– Thespeciesappearstobeendemictothehighestareasof theCrockerRangeinSabah (MalaysianBorneo).
Remarks
– Thelownumberofspecimensexamineddoesnotallowagood judgementofintraspecificvariability, butexternallythespeciescanbedifficult to separate from the closely related
A. borneensis
.