Stenosagola butcheri Park and Carlton

Park, J. - S. & Carlton, C. E., 2013, A Revision of the New Zealand GenusStenosagolaBroun, 1921 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (3), pp. 335-359 : 356-357

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https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-67.3.335

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5459169

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scientific name

Stenosagola butcheri Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Stenosagola butcheri Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: WAIKATO ( WO): 1♂ (winged male), “ NEW ZEALAND WO Mt Karioi 11 Oct 1981 C.F. Butcher Litter 81/95”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE Stenosagola butcheri Park and Carlton des. 2013” . Paratypes (n = 2 males). NEW ZEALAND: AUCKLAND (AK): 1♂ (slide-mounted), Clevedon Scenic Reser. 0.5km N Clevedon, 20m, III-19-2010 D.S. Chandler, sift forest litter by stream ( DSC) ; NORTHLAND (ND): 1♂ (slide-mounted), Mangamuka summit, 400m, 15 XII 1976, N.M. May, litter 76/108 ( NZAC) .

Etymology. This species is named for the collector of the holotype, C. F. Butcher.

Diagnosis. Specimens of S. butcheri 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. 12e View Fig ).

Description. Length 1.2–1.3 mm ( Fig. 7l–m View Fig ). Head: Winged male head approximately 1.52 times, wingless male 1.50 times longer than wide. Winged male eye approximately 1.59 times, wingless male 0.9 times longer than temple. Winged male antennomeres 3–8 subquadrate, 9–10 transverse. Wingless male antennomeres 3–7 subquadrate, 8 slightly transverse, 9–10 transverse. Thorax: Pronotum as long as wide. Winged male elytra approximately 1.89, wingless male 1.29 times longer than pronotum. Winged male meso- and metaventrites trapezoidal, approximately1.65 times, wingless male 1.19 times longer than pronotum. Aedeagus: Apical lobe of male genitalia emarginate and bent to right ( Fig. 12e View Fig ). Left paramere longer than right, bearing setae apically ( Fig. 12e View Fig ).

Distribution. Northern part of North Island, New Zealand ( Fig. 14 View Fig , black squares).

Habitat. All specimens were collected by sifting forest litter.

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

DSC

Dicty Stock Center

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Stenosagola

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