Thyreocephalus mocquerysi

Janák, Jiří & Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2015, Revision of the genus Thyreocephalus and description of Afrus gen. nov. of Africa south of the Sahara (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 4038 (1), pp. 1-94 : 70

T. mocquerysi group

Moderately large to large species (10–20 mm), colour of body variable (Figs. 170, 183, 185, 187) elytra unicolorous or with yellow lateral margins, abdomen reddish or reddish brown with at most ligther tip. Head with interior ocular puncture situated far from inner margin of eye, ocular groove between interior ocular puncture and inner border of eye absent or very short and shallow, temples with two (exceptionally, three on one side of head) large setiferous postocular punctures ( Figs. 188 , 190 ), labrum lobate (e.g., Figs. 191 , 202 , 234 ).

Figures

FIGURES 183 – 188. 183, 184, Thyreocephalus camerunensis sp. nov.; 185, 186, T. marginipennis sp. nov.; 187, 188, T. semipiceus Bernhauer; 183, 185, 187, habitus; 184, 186, 188, head. Scale 1 mm.

FIGURES 190 – 194. Thyreocephalus semipiceus Bernhauer; 190, head and pronotum; 191, labrum; 192, male tergite 10; 193, male sternite 9; 194, aedeagus.

FIGURES 201 – 205. Thyreocephalus marginipennis sp. nov.; 201, head and pronotum; 202, labrum; 203, male tergite 10; 204, male sternite 9; 205, aedeagus.

FIGURES 233 – 237. Thyreocephalus mocquerysi (Fauvel); 233, head and pronotum; 234, labrum; 235, male tergite 10; 236, male sternite 9; 237, aedeagus.