Sagola thorpei 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 : 16

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765056

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD66-1143-3CDA-FE25FBE7FE0B

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola thorpei Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola thorpei Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

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Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Coromandel: 1♂ ( AMNZ), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ NEW ZEALAND, CL Cuvier I., Old Radar Station, 180m, 10–18.xi.1999, J.W. Early, S.E. Thorpe ”, “ In forest , Yellow pan trap, L8170”, “ AMNZ 30285 View Materials AUCKLAND MUSEUM NEW ZEALAND ”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola thorpei Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (n = 3: 2 males; 1 female). NEW ZEALAND: Coromandel : 1♂ ( AMNZ) , Great Barrier I, Little Windy Hill , 220m, 22 V –7 VII 2002, P. Sutton, forest edge malaise trap ; 1♂ ( AMNZ) , Great Barrier I, Mt. Hobson , 500m, pitfall trap, 9 XI–17 XII 2003, J. W. Early ; 1♀ ( AMNZ) , slide-mounted, Great Barrier I, Little Windy Hill , 20 XI–19 XII 2002, K. Parsons, in forest pitfall trap .

Etymology. This species is named for one of the collectors of the holotype, Stephen E. Thorpe.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other species of the hirtalis speciesgroup by the following combination of characters: antennomere 1 elongate, approximately 3 times longer than wide; antennomere 4 elongate, approximately 1.5 times longer than wide; posterior frontal fovea elongate; eye small, one-third length of temple; hind wings well-developed; shape of genitalia unique to species.

Description. Length 2.7–3.2 mm. Body brown, elytra, legs, and maxillary palpi paler ( Fig. 3i View Fig ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 3i View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 3 times longer than wide, 2–3 subquadrate, 4 elongate, 5–6 longer than wide, 7–9 subquadrate, 10 transverse. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching behind eye from end of frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea oval, posterior frontal fovea oval. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at one-third length. Elytra rectangular ( Fig. 3i View Fig ). Hind wings well-developed. Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Tergite IV with pair of transverse, reaching middle, patches of microtrichia. Aedeagus: Median lobe longer than parameres with semicircular apical lobe ( Fig. 4i View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 4i View Fig ). Left paramere divided into 2 branches from base, with minor branch divided into 2 branches apically ( Fig. 4i View Fig ).

Distribution. Coromandel ( Fig. 6 View Fig : black squares).

Habitat. Specimens were collected using yellow pan, Malaise, and pitfall traps.

AMNZ

Auckland Institute and Museum

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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