Mitomorphus abmisibil, Bordoni, 2010

Bordoni, A., 2010, Remarks on the Xantholinini from Australian Region. II. Three new species from New Guinea (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 210 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 529-534 : 530

Mitomorphus abmisibil nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype: Papua, Star Mount., Abmisibil , 1950-2200 m, 4.38S, 140.33E, T. Lackner 29.I-9.II.2005, (cR).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 10 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 5.5 mm. Shiny brown amarant species. Head very long, ovoid, with rounden sides and obsolete posterior angles. Eyes small and not protruding. Surface of the head with fine and scattered punctures on the posterior half. Pronotum large, very narrower and longer than head, with largely rounded anterior angles, not sinuate sides. Surface with dorsal series of 9-10 punctures and lateral series of 5-6 irregular punctures; some other punctures between these series. Elytra massive, sub rectangular, with distinct humeri; surface with some series of scattered punctures. Abdomen with very fine and dense transversal micro striation and fine and sparce punctures on the sides.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 5-6 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 7 ) 1.36 mm long, ovoidal, with asymmetrical and pubescent parameres; internal sac with some series of small spines.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known to me only from the type locality.

E t y m o l o g y: This epithet is based on the type locality, Abmisibil, as a noun in apposition.

B i o n o m y:"Dist.mtn.rainforest".

Figures

Figs 1-7: Andelis ruficaudatus n. sp.: tergite (1) and sternite (2) of the male genital segment, aedeagus in dorsal (3) and lateral (4) view; Mitomorphus abmisibil n.sp.: tergite (5) and sternite (6) of the male genital segment, aedeagus (7) (scale: 0.1 mm).