Sagola keejeongi 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 : 40

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765263

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD4E-1164-3EE8-FF31FDDFFF68

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Carolina

scientific name

Sagola keejeongi Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola keejeongi Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

( Figs. 19b, 19i–j View Fig , 20 View Fig )

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ NEW ZEALAND, BP Te Koau, 120m 29 Apr 1993 J.S. Dugdale Litter 93/101”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola keejeongi Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (n = 8: 5 males; 3 females). NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty : 1♂ (slide mounted, NZAC) , Te Koau, Hovells, Watching Dog , 240m, 24 X 1992, J.S. Dugdale, litter 92/78 ; 1♂ ( NZAC) , Hicks Bay , 20 IX 1992, G.M. Barker, J.S. Dugdale, under rotten logs and stones ; 1♂ ( NZAC) , Lottin Pt Rd., Waenga Bush , 16 IX 1992, R. C. Henderson, sifted litter 92/51 ; 1♀ (slide-mounted; NZAC) , Lottin Pr Rd., Waenga Bush , 29 I 1993, J.I. Townsend, sifted litter 93/7 ; 1♂ ( JTN) , Te Araroa , 28 III 1991, J. Nunn ; 1♀ ( JTN) , Te Koau, Te Araroa , 4 II 1993, J.I. Townsend, J. Nunn ; 1♀ ( NZAC) , Te Koau, Hovells, Watching Dog tr., 260m, 31 I 1993, J.S. Dugdale, litter 93/11 ; 1♂ ( AMNZ) , Te Koau, track to Hovells Watching dog, 160m, 31 I–4 II 1993, J.W. Early, Puriri /nikau forest, yellow pan trap .

Etymology. This species is named for one of the enthusiastic supporters of this study and world staphylinid specialist, Kee-Jeong Ahn.

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. 19b View Fig ). Head: Transverse, widest across temples ( Fig. 19i View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2.5 times longer than wide, 2–3 longer than wide, 4–5 elongate, 6–8 longer than wide, 9–10 subquadrate. Frontal sulcus deep and wide, reaching midpoint of eye from frontal fovea ( Fig. 19i View Fig ). Anterior frontal fovea extremely small ( Fig. 19i View Fig ). Posterior frontal fovea round ( Fig. 19i View Fig ). Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple ( Fig. 19i View Fig ). Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 19b View Fig ). Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, as long as wide. Aedeagus: Apical lobe of genitalia U-shaped ( Fig. 19f View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rectangular ( Fig. 19f View Fig ). Parameres asymmetrical, right paramere with 3 branches, 2 from base, 1 apically ( Fig. 19f View Fig ).

Distribution. Bay of Plenty ( Fig. 20 View Fig : triangles).

Habitat. Most specimens of this species were collected using yellow pan traps, by sifting leaf and log litter, or were from under logs and stones. One specimen was found with ants.

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

AMNZ

Auckland Institute and Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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