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(
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Length 5.5 6.5mm. Body black except for dark chestnut margins of pronotum and the apical abdominal tergites, which are paler at both base and apex. Abdomen iridescent to varying degrees. Legs red. Antennae pale or dark with segment I always pale at base. Maxillary palpi usually all pale.
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Head small (pronotum 2.1x wider than head), more or less as long as wide with wide neck and temples barely suggested (
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). Antennae inserted right on front margin with no pigmented area in front. No micro-punctures visible at
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magnification. Short pubescence behind eyes localised and sparse. Two pairs of interocular setae arising from foveate punctures much closer to eyes than each other and five postocular setae visible from above on each side. No extra seta by hind margin of eye. Mandibles short with wide basal flange, a vestigial medial tooth discernible on the left mandible (
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). Maxillary palpi with terminal segment densely pubescent, narrow and more or less symmetric, longer than penultimate segment, which is short, triangular and glabrous (
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). First segment of antenna as long as next four (
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). Segments I to V elongate, VII to XI transverse.
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Male with apex of sternite IX entire. Paramere bilobed, each lobe long and pointed, needle-shaped, much longer than median lobe of aedeagus, pegs confusedly arranged around or slightly in front of mid-point of each lobe (
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). Median lobe barely expanded at apex which is rounded.
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material.
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3: “
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18O14S / 21O43E Mahango GR, Kwetche piknik site, banks of Okavango, shore washing, lg M. + B. Uhlig /
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3 det. DA
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536Ƥ same data as
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1992 Mahango Game Reserve, Seeufer, Ufervegetation gesiebt, 18O17S / 21O43E
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18O14S / 21O43E Kavango: Mahango Game Reserve: Okavango Papyrus sievings, leg Uhlig” (
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1+
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Kavango: Piknik site, Okavango banks, sievings, flood refuse, reed leaf litter, grass leg M. Uhlig” (
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1+
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18O14S / 21O43E Kavango: Mahango Game Reserve, Baobab, Okavango banks, sievings, flood refuse, leg M. Uhlig” (
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1992 Buffalo Camp, Kavango-Ufer, Ufervegetation gesiebt, 18O09S / 21O42E
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, leg M. Uhlig” (
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1992 Popa Falls, Kavango-Ufer, Ufervegetation gesiebt, 18O07S / 21O35E
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, leg M. Uhlig” (
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); 97: “NAMIBIA-Exp.
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1992 Popa Falls, Kavango-Ufer, Schilf Papyrus - Ufervegetation gesiebt, 18O07S / 21O35E
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, leg M. Uhlig” (
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1992 Popa Falls, 18O07S / 21O35E Kavango-Ufer, Schilf Papyrus - Ufervegetation gesiebt,
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, leg M. Uhlig” (
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18O0716”S / 21O3451”E Popa Falls, island banks of Okavango banks, reed - papyrus sievings, leg Uhlig” (
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<date id="FFEA106CC52F3079FCDFA4CC7BF8C8F9" box="[792,909,1462,1486]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" value="1993-04-17">17.iv.1993</date>
18O0716”S / 21O3451”E Popa Falls, island banks of Okavango banks, sievings: reed + papyrus, leg M. Uhlig” (
<collectionCode id="ED45AE69C52F3079FC7DA4A37C64C8C6" box="[954,1041,1497,1521]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">ZMHB</collectionCode>
); 5: “
<collectingCountry id="F343763CC52F3079FB94A4A37CA4C8C6" box="[1107,1233,1497,1521]" name="Namibia" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">NAMIBIA</collectingCountry>
28.ii 6.
<date id="FFEA106CC52F3079FA84A4A378C6CB20" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" value="1994-03-18">iii.1994 18</date>
O0716”S / 21O3451”E Popa Falls, Okavango banks, sievings, Papyrus, reed, grass, leaf litter, leg M. Uhlig” (
<collectionCode id="ED45AE69C52F3079FF58A75C7883CB09" box="[159,246,1574,1598]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">ZMHB</collectionCode>
); 5: “
<collectingCountry id="F343763CC52F3079FEF6A75C79A5CB09" box="[305,464,1574,1598]" name="Botswana" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">BOTSWANA</collectingCountry>
<date id="FFEA106CC52F3079FE10A75C7A37CB09" box="[471,578,1574,1598]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" value="1994-03-03">3.iii.1994</date>
18O48S / 22O08E Sepupa, Okavango-Delta, sievings: grass + flood refuse, leg M. Uhlig” (
<collectionCode id="ED45AE69C52F3079FE80A73679EBCB53" box="[327,414,1612,1636]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">ZMHB</collectionCode>
); 1Ƥ: “
<collectingCountry id="F343763CC52F3079FE28A7367AF8CB53" box="[495,653,1612,1636]" name="Botswana" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">BOTSWANA</collectingCountry>
<date id="FFEA106CC52F3079FD50A7367A8BCB53" box="[663,766,1612,1636]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" value="1998-04-06">6.iv.1998</date>
Shakawe Fishing Camp 18O27S / 21O56E leg J. Deckert, gesiebt” (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34E6527C52F3079FF02A7E87B03CA94" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BEB36ACC52F3079FF02A7E87D4BCBC5" blockId="10.[151,1437,253,2026]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FF02A7E87A6CCB9C" bold="true" box="[197,537,1682,1707]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">Distribution and bionomics.</emphasis>
All records to date of this species come from the Okavango River system in
<collectingCountry id="F343763CC52F3079FF50A7CD7970CBF9" box="[151,261,1719,1742]" name="Botswana" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">Botswana</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="F343763CC52F3079FE87A7CC79D6CBF9" box="[320,419,1718,1742]" name="Namibia" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">Namibia</collectingCountry>
, where it appears to be the most frequently collected species of
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<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FB42A7CC7D67CBF9" box="[1157,1298,1718,1742]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">Acylophorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Specimens were mainly obtained by sieving marsh litter, but a few specimens were collected by splashing riverbanks.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEB36ACC52F3079FF02A7877B03CA94" blockId="10.[151,1437,253,2026]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FF02A78779DACA21" bold="true" box="[197,431,1789,1814]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">Comparative notes.</emphasis>
This species can be distinguished from both
<taxonomicName id="4C544D2FC52F3079FC75A7847C7FCA21" box="[946,1034,1790,1814]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Acylophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="salifi">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FC75A7847C7FCA21" box="[946,1034,1790,1814]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">A. salifi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C544D2FC52F3079FB84A7847CA6CA21" box="[1091,1235,1790,1814]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Acylophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lomaensis">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FB84A7847CA6CA21" box="[1091,1235,1790,1814]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">A. lomaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the less transverse pronotum, the more slender last segment of the maxillary palpi and, above all, by the form of the male genitalia. In addition, it is larger and darker than
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FD50A63E7B5ACA6B" box="[663,815,1860,1884]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicName id="4C544D2FC52F3079FD50A63E7B5ECA6B" box="[663,811,1860,1884]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Acylophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lomaensis">A. lomaensis</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Populations of
<taxonomicName id="4C544D2FC52F3079FC24A63E7C49CA6B" box="[995,1084,1860,1884]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Acylophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="salifi">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FC24A63E7C49CA6B" box="[995,1084,1860,1884]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">A. salifi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurring along the Okavango appear to be of the typical colour form (mainly black with reddish elytra), so colour may be an additional character that is useful for distinguishing
<taxonomicName id="4C544D2FC52F3079FE3DA6F17A14CA94" box="[506,609,1931,1955]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Acylophorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acufer">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FE3DA6F17A14CA94" box="[506,609,1931,1955]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">A. acufer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FD50A6F17A9BCA94" box="[663,750,1931,1955]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">A. salifi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the field.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34E6527C52F3079FF02A6D5799BCADD" pageId="10" pageNumber="49" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BEB36ACC52F3079FF02A6D5799BCADD" blockId="10.[151,1437,253,2026]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">
<emphasis id="B920EABEC52F3079FF02A6D5793ECAF0" bold="true" box="[197,331,1967,1991]" pageId="10" pageNumber="49">Etymology.</emphasis>
This specific name is a noun in apposition meaning “bearer of needles”, a reference to the extraordinary shape of the parameres.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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