Anotylus gunung, Makranczy, György, 2017

Makranczy, György, 2017, Review Of The Anotylus Cimicoides Species Group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 63 (2), pp. 143-262 : 205-207

Anotylus gunung sp. n.

( Figs 75 , 125–131 )

Typematerial – Holotype (m): THAILAND: S-, Yalaprov., Betongdistr., GunungCang dun vill. [5°52‘N, 101°07‘E, 400 m], 26.III-22.IV.1993, leg. J. Horák & J. Strnad ( NHMW); Para- types (3): samedataasholotype (1 m, MHNG); INDIA: Meghalaya, 1 kmETura, 500–600 m, 25°30‘N, 90°14‘E, 2-5. V.2002, leg. M. Trýzna & P. Benda (1 m, coll. Schülke, 1 m, SMNS).

Description – Measurements (in mm, n = 4): HW = 0.56 (0.54–0.57); TW = 0.53 (0.51– 0.54); PW = 0.68 (0.65–0.70); EW = 0.77 (0.73–0.81); AW = 0.77 (0.72–0.82); HL = 0.41 (0.40– 0.42); EL = 0.13 (0.12–0.13); TL = 0.17 (0.16–0.17); PL = 0.47 (0.44–0.49); SC = 0.53 (0.51–0.55); FB = 1.50 (1.44–1.54); BL = 2.81 (2.57–2.95). Habitus as in Fig. 75 . Forebody rather dull for densesculpture, abdomenfinelypunctateandcoriaceousmicrosculptured, somewhat morelustrous. Headandfirstantennomeresblackishdarkbrown, restofbodyreddish darkbrown, anteriormarginofheadoftenlighter, reddish. Headwithanteriormargin possessingmarkedrim (weakerinmiddle), evenlyarchedbutslightlyangledatsupraan- tennalprominences, theseasmoderatelyelevatedobliqueridges, rimcontinuingposteriad alonginnerborderofeyes, discslightlyimpressedbesideit. Epistomalsutureformingobsoletecircularimpression (sculptureinsidenotdiffering), uppersurfacewithtactilesetae (intratemporalis) situatedpostero-mediallyofeacheye. Eyesmedium-sizedandslightly bulging, indorsalviewtemples (1.3× lengthofeye) alatiform, laterallyroundedandposteriorlyconstrictedtoformdistinctneck, separatedbytransversaloccipitalfurrow. Anten- 0.125 mm for Figs 125, 127 , 0.14 mm for Fig. 126

nomere 1 flattenedclub-shapedandstronglymicrosculptured, segment 2 basallybroad ovoid, segment 3 club-shaped, segment 4 smallandslightlytransverse, segments 5–11 with basaldishes, articles 6–10 slightlytransverse (about 1.2× broaderthanlong). Headandpro- notumwithlacunosesculpture, inmidlinetransitionaltocostulate. Pronotumwithlateral portionexplanate, edgealatiformwithverysparseshortsetae; lateralborderalmostevenly archedwiththinmarginalridgeandanumberofsmall, irregularlydistributeddenticles, posteriormarginevenlyarched, posteriorcornersweaklypronounced; discmediallywith twonearlyparallellongitudinalridges, posteriorlyimpressedalongsidethem, laterally somewhatimpressednearsidemargin. Elytrawithoutmembranousposteriormargin. Ely- tralepipleuralridgeapparentasstrongersculpturelinesinlateralalatiformportions, disc withveryslighttonoimpressionincentre; shoulderswelldeveloped, surfaceobscurelyfoveolate, elevationsofinterspacesconflentasshortlongitudinalridges. Legsshort, pro-and mesotibiawithseveralspinuloserows, metatibiawithlongitudinalctenidiumofspinules indistalhalf. Abdomenwithsidesmoderatelyarcuate, secondsegmentwithparatergites broadeningposteriorly (abdomenslightlyconstrictedatbase), thoseofsegmentsIII–VII thin, mesalparatergitesbroad; posterioredgeoftergiteVIIwiththinpalisadefringe, medianpartofsterniteVIIasinFig. 125 , sterniteVIII ( Fig. 126 ), tergitesIX ( Fig. 127 ), X ( Fig. 128 ) andaedeagusasinFigs 129–131 .

Etymology – Thenameisfrom “gunung” (oftenabbreviatedasGn., meaningmoun-

tainrange) inlocallanguage (nouninapposition).

Distribution – ThespeciesisknownfromtwopairsofspecimenscollectedatratherdistantlocalitiesinsouthernThailandandtheIndianstate Meghalaya, respectively.

Remarks – Aratherenigmaticandsmallspecies, appearstobemostcloselyrelatedtothemuchlarger A. coonoor .

Figures

Figs 73–75. Habitus of Anotylus species. 73 = A. schawalleri sp. n., 74 = A. borneensis (Cam- eron, 1928), 75 = A. gunung sp. n.

Figs 125–131. Anotylus gunung sp. n., male. 125 = median part of sternite VII, 126 = sternite VIII, 127 = tergite IX, 128 = tergite X, 129 = aedeagus, frontal view, 130 = median lobe, lateral view, 131 = paramere, lateral view. Scales: 0.10 mm for Figs 129–131, 0.11 mm for Fig. 128,