Sagola ramsayi Park and Carlton

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 : 41

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765091

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD41-1164-3CF4-FEEFFE78FB79

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola ramsayi Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola ramsayi Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

( Figs. 19c, 19g View Fig , 20 View Fig )

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Gisborne: 1♂ ( NZAC), “ New Zealand: GB: Lake Waikaremoana 17 I 1972, G.W. Ramsay Litter 72/17”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola ramsayi Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (3 males). NEW ZEALAND: Gisborne : 3♂♂ ( NZAC), same data as holotype .

Etymology. This species is named for the collector of the holotype, Graeme W. Ramsay.

Diagnosis. This species is similar in appearance to other members of this species-group but can be distinguished by the shape of the antennae and genitalia.

Description. Length 3.2–3.5 mm. Body brown, antennae, legs, and maxillary palpi paler, elytra yellowish brown ( Fig. 19c View Fig ). Head: Transverse, widest across temples ( Fig. 19c View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2.5 times longer than wide, 2–5 longer than wide, 6–10 subquadrate. Frontal sulcus deep and wide, reaching midpoint of eye from frontal fovea. Anterior frontal fovea extremely small. Posterior frontal fovea round. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 19c View Fig ). Meso-and metaventrite trapezoidal, as long as wide. Aedeagus: Apical lobe of genitalia V-shaped ( Fig. 19g View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rectangular ( Fig. 19g View Fig ). Parameres asymmetrical, left paramere with 2 branches from apex and base ( Fig. 19g View Fig ).

Distribution. Gisborne ( Fig. 20 View Fig : black square).

Habitat. Specimens of this species were collected by sifting leaf litter.

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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