Sagola misella Sharp, 1874, 2013

Park, J. - S. & Carlton, C. E., 2014, A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 13) 68, pp. 1-156 : 103-106

Sagola misella Sharp, 1874

( Figs. 58a , 59a, 59o–r , 60 )

Sagola misella Sharp, 1874: 508 . Broun 1880: 136; Schaufuss 1888: 84; Raffray 1893: 26, 1904: 498, 1911: 6, 1924: 231; Hudson 1923: 365, 1934: 183; Newton and Thayer 2005b; Nomura and Leschen 2006: 243.

Sagola foveiventris Broun, 1921a: 492 . Hudson 1923: 366, 1934: 184; Newton and Thayer 2005b; Nomura and Leschen 2006: 242. New synonymy.

Type Material. Lectotype. NEW ZEALAND: 1♀ ( BMNH), glued on rectangular card, “ Type ” [ red label, printed]; “Sharp Coll. 1905-313.” [white label, printed]; “ Sagola misella . ♂? Type. D.S.” [white label, handwritten]; “Sex ♀ DSC `87” [white label, handwritten]; “ LECTOTYPE Sagola misella Sharp Desig. Park and Carlton 2013 ” [red label, printed]. Paralectotypes (14 females). NEW ZEALAND: 14♀♀, same data as holotype. The lectotype designation is required because Sharp did not explicitly designate a type specimen. His comment suggested that multiple specimens were examined, but the exact number was not clear ( Sharp 1874: 508). We examined 15 specimens and could not locate additional specimens from museums where most Sharp specimens are deposited. This designation will fix the identity of the species and facilitate its recognition by future workers . Syntypes of Sagola foveiventris : NEW ZEALAND: Otago Lakes : 2♂♂ ( BMNH), glued on rectangular card, “4000. ♂ ” [white label, handwritten]; “New Zealand Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922– 482.” [white label, printed]; “Hollyford. 19.2.1914.” [white label, written]; “ Sagola ♂. foveiventris.” [white label, handwritten] .

Additional Material (n = 157: 70 males; 87 females). NEW ZEALAND: Fiordland : 4♂♂ 2♀♀, Fiordland NP, Borland rd, Borland saddle vic, 980m, 45″44.81′S, 167″22.88′E, 10 XII 2005, Nothofagus menziesii forest in ravine, FMHD#2005-090 , litter, A. Newton, ANMT site 1171 ; 2♂♂, Fiordland NP, Milford Sound rd, Tutoko tr, 70m, 44″40.517′ S, 167″57.895′E, 9 XII 2005, very mossy Nothofagus forest, emergent podocarp, FMHD#2005-086 , litter, A. Newton, M. Thayer, ANMT site 1168 ; 1♂ 2 ♀♀, Fiordland NP, Borland rd, Mt. Burns Tops tr, above Borland Saddle , 1075m, 45″44.883′S, 167″22.938′E, 10 XII 2005, subalpine tussockland, FMHD#2005-096 , unsifted litter at bases of shrubs ( Dracophyllum , possibly filifolium), M. Thayer, ANMT site 1173 ; 1♂, Fiordland NP, Kepler tr, below Mt. Luxmore Hut , 900m, 45″24.86′S, 167″38.675′E, 11 XII 2005, Nothofagus forest, FMHD#2005-101 , litter, A. Solodovnikov, D. Clarke, ANMT site 1176 ; 3♀♀, Fiordland NP, Kelper tr, above Brod Bay , 680m, 45″24.37′S, 167″39.105′E, 11 XII 2005, Nothofagus forest, FMHD#2005-102 , litter, A. Solodovnikov, D. Clarke, ANMT site 1177 ; 1♀, Fiordland NP, Milford Sound rd, Gertrude Saddle car park area, 800m, 44″46.13′S, 168″00.16′E, 9 XII 2005, very mossy Nothofagus menziesii forest, FMHD#2005- 087 , litter, A. Newton, M. Thayer, ANMT site 1169 ; 1♀, Fiordland NP, Borland rd, Mt. Burns Tops tr, above Borland Saddle , 1035m, 45”44.82′S, 167″22.87′E, 10 XII 2005, short ridgetop Nothofagus menziesii forest near timberline, FMHD#2005-098 , litter, M. Thayer, ANMT site 1174 ; 4♂♂ 10♀♀, Doubtful Sound , 1571, 5 IV 1953, R. Hornabrook ; 2♂♂ 5♀♀, W. Olivine Ra, Simonin Pass , 1067m, 27 I 1975, G.W. Ramsay, litter 75/38 ; 1♂ 2♀♀, W. Olivine Ra, Simonin Pass , 23 I 1975, G.W. Ramsay, litter 75/35 ; 1♂, Wilmot Pass , 630m, 26 I 1970, G.W. Ramsay, litter 70/93 ; 1♀, Wilmot Pass , 630m, 24 I 1970, J.S. Dugdale, mats 70/94 ; 1♂, Turret Ra, Wolfe Flat , 900m, 22 I 1970, A.C. Eyles, litter 70/90 ; 1♂, Doubtful Sound, Wilmot Pass , 21 I 1970, A.C. Eyles, litter 70/64 ; 1♂, Hollyford V, Hd L. Marion, 640m, 13 XII 1966, A.K. Walker, litter 66/510 ; 2♂ 7♀♀, Hump Ridge, Fairburn , 12 III 1939 ; 3♂♂, Secretary I, Grono Bay , 28 XI 1981, C.F. Butcher, litter ; 1♂ 1♀, W. Olivine Ra , 1220–1463m, 25 I 1975, G.W. Ramsay, litter ; 1♀, W. Olivine Ra , 1067m, 23 I 1975, G.W. Ramsay, litter ; 4♂ 7♀♀, Fiordland NP, Murchison Mts , 1 XII 1980 – 9 XII 1983, R. M. Emberson, C.A. Muir ; 1♂ 4♀♀, Lower Hollyford rd, 44′44S 168′08′E, #111, Nothofagus /coastal forest leaf litter berlese, 22 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 1♂ 1♀, Camp 1020m, Tutoko Bench, Darran Mts , 15 I 1977, T. K. Crosby, litter 77/10 ; 1♂ 1♀, Percy Stm , 460m, 5 II 1982, J.W. Early, Nothofagus fusca forest ; 2♂♂, Secretary I, Gut Bay , 23 XI 1981, C.F. Butcher, litter ; 1♂, Dusky Sound , Passage I, 8 III 1983, C.F. Butcher, litter ; 1♂, W. Olivine Ra, Tempest Spur Summit , 1463m, 30 I 1975, G.W. Ramsay, litter ; 1♂, Wilmot Pass , 670m, 5 II 1983, J.W. Early, litter ; 1♂, Hollyford tr, #110, 44′42S 168′08E, Nothofagus coastal forest litter, 22 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 3♀♀, Breaksea Sound , Gilbert I, 6 V 1982, C.F. Butcher, litter ; 1♀, Borland saddle, Hunter Mtns , 28 I 2011, litter, 45”44.765′S, 167”22.709′E, 1015m, J. Nunn ; 1♀, Borland rd, Borland Saddle tr, 45′46S 167′23E, #138, Nothofagus leaf litter, 24 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 1♀, Beside Tutoko R, 60m, 13 II 1980, J.W. Early, litter in Nothofagus menziesii forests ; North Canterbury: 1♂, Lake Marion, Holly rd, 2000′ 13 XII 1966, A.K. Walker, fern litter 66/514; Otago Lakes: 1♂ 6♀♀, McKerrow range. Makarora , 1000m, 23 I 1978, G. Kuschel, litter ; 2♂♂ 1♀, nr Dart Hut , 940m, 12–20 II 1980, J.C. Watt, pit fall ; 1♂ 2♀♀, Haast Pass summit, 560m, 22 I 1978, G. Kuschel, litter ; 1♂, Makarora , 21–24 I 1978, S. & J. Peck, malaise trap ; 1♂, Dart Hut , 13–14 II 1980, J.S. Dugdale, pan trap in bush ; 1♂, Makarora , 20 I 1996, J. Nunn; in beech forest ; 1♀, Makarora , 23–24 I 1978, 500m, S. & J. Peck, litter ; 1♀, Makarora , 350m – 400m, 22 I 1978, S. & J. Peck, litter ; 1♀, Haast River, 1000m, Sunny Flat , 25 I 1978, G. Kuschel, litter ; 1♂, Paradise , 10 I 1945, E.S. Gourlay ; Stewart Island: 10♂♂ 4♀♀, Codfish I, N.W. Bay, 15 XII 1966, A.H. Whittaker, litter ; 1♂ 2♀♀, Pegasus Creek , 24 II 1968, G. Kuschel, litter ; 1♂, Pegasus Creek , 24 XI 1968, G. Kuschel, litter ; 2♂♂, Christmas Village , J.I. Townsend, 28 I 1962, litter ; 2♂♂, N.E. Big S. Cape I, 121m, 18 XI 1968, G. Kuschel, litter; 1♂ (slide-mounted), Codfish I, Valley tr, 25 XI 1981, B.A. Holloway, litter; Southland : 2♀♀, Manapouri , 21 I 1970, G.W. Ramsay, litter ; 2♀♀, Spence Burn Basin, 1150m, Takitimu mtns, 17–18 I 2000, J. Nunn, tussock litter ; 1♀, Bluff Hill, Bluff , 7 VII 2002, J. Nunn, litter in kamahi forest ; 1♀, Orepuki , 450’ 7 II 1968, litter, J.I. Townsend ; Westland: 2♂♂, Mt. Aspiring NP, Duglas Ck at hwy. 6, 65m, 11–18 I 1985, Nothofagus menziesii -hdwd-podocarp forest, A. Newton, M. Thayer 738, FIT & window trap ; 1♂, Lower Haast , 16 III 1966, J. Nunn ; 2♀♀, 2.7km s Franz Josef Glacier, #063, Trailhead of Alex Knob , 43′25S 173′10E, 150m, coastal forest leaf litter, 15 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 1♀, 2km se Fox Glacier , 225m, #066, 43′29S 170′01E, litter, 16 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 2♀♀, 11.2km ne Franz Josef Glacier, nr Lake Mapourika, 150m, Otto’ s Corner picnic area, 43′18S 170′14E, #064, coastal forest leaf litter, 15 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 2♀♀, 3.2km ne Haast, 14m, Haast River Walk, 43′52S 169′03E, #072, Nothofagus /podocarp forest litter, 17 I 1998, C. Carlton, R. Leschen ; 1♀, Doughboy Creek, 6km sw Mahitahi , 5 II 1984, J.C. Watt, sifted wood mould ; 3♂♂, Mt Aspiring NP, Arawata Blv , 840m, 5 II 1989, J.W. Early, R. M. Emberson, scrub litter .

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other species of the misella speciesgroup by the following combination of characters: body length 2.9–3.7 mm; male antennomeres 5–10 weakly enlarged bearing tubercles; shape of antennomeres and genitalia unique to species.

Redescription. Length 2.9–3.7 mm. Body reddish brown, antennae, legs, maxillary palpi, and elytra paler ( Fig. 58a ). Head: Round, as long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 59o ). Male antennomere 1 approximately 1.5 times longer than wide, 2–4 longer than wide, 5–10 subquadrate and weakly enlarged, 5–11 with tubercles. Female antennomeres 2–8 longer than wide, 9–10 subquadrate, 7–11 with tubercles. Frontal rostrum rectangular, lobes continuous ( Fig. 59o ). Frontal sulcus reaching midpoint of eye ( Fig. 59o ). Posterior frontal fovea teardrop-shaped ( Fig. 59o ). Eye prominent, approximately one-third length of temple ( Fig. 59o ). Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint ( Fig. 59p ). Male elytra rectangular ( Fig. 58a ), female elytra subquadrate. Male meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide ( Fig. 59q ), female as long as wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV with pair of transverse patches of microtrichia, patches absent in female. Aedeagus: Median lobe of genitalia divided, major lobe curved as S-shape, minor lobe longer and membranous ( Fig. 59a ). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rounded ( Fig. 59a ). Parameres symmetrical longer than median lobe and with setae apically ( Fig. 59a ).

Type Locality. “ New Zealand ” ( Specific locality not mentioned) .

Distribution. Fiordland, North Canterbury, Otago Lakes, Stewart Island, Southland, Westland ( Fig. 60 : black circles).

Habitat. Specimens of this species were collected mostly by sifting leaf litter. A few male specimens were collected using flight intercept or window traps.

Comments. Specimens of S. misella can be distinguished from those of other species by the shape of the antennomeres. The type specimens of S. foveiventris share these diagnostic characters. For these reasons, we have placed S. foveiventris in synonymy with S. misella .

Figures

Fig. 58. Habitus of Sagola species in the misella species-group, dorsal views. a) S. misella, b) S. bituberata, c) S. prisca, d) S. murchisonensis, e) S. fiordlandensis, f) S. hunterensis, g) S. humpridgensis, h) S. clunieae, i) S. turretensis, j) S. otagoensis, k) S. southlandensis, l) S. huvali, m) S. tennysonensis. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 59. Sagola species in the misella species-group. Aedeagi, dorsal views: a) S. misella, b) S. bituberata, c) S. prisca, d) S. murchisonensis, e) S. fiordlandensis, f) S. hunterensis, g) S. humpridgensis, h) S. clunieae, i) S. turretensis, j) S. otagoensis, k) S. otagoensis, apical lobe, lateral view, l) S. southlandensis, m) S. huvali, n) S. tennysonensis. S. misella: o) Dorsal surface of head, p) Prosternum, ventral view, q) Meso- and metaventrites, ventral view, r) Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 60. Known collection localities of New Zealand Sagola species. S. misella: black circles; S. bituberata: triangles.