Sagola embersoni 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 : 28-29

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765251

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD72-1150-3EA0-FB9DFE8AFCCF

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola embersoni Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola embersoni Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

( Figs. 11e View Fig , 12e View Fig , 13 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 Orete Forest Te Puia Hut 230m NZMS 260 Y 14 484819 29.I.1993 R. M. Emberson ”, “ EAST CAPE INSECT SURVEY 1992 /3”, “ex litter from upland broadleaf/ podocarp forest LCNZ 93 /4”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola embersoni Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (2 males). NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty : 1♂ ( NZAC) , Orete Forest , Te Puia Hut, 13 IV 1992, G. Hall, litter 92/43 ; 1♂ ( NZAC) , Motu River , V 1920, A.E. Brookes .

Etymology. This species is named for the collector of the holotype, Rowan M. Emberson.

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 of Male. L e n g t h 2.5 –2.8 m m. Body brown, antennae and maxillary palpi paler, legs and elytra yellowish brown ( Fig. 11e View Fig ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 11e View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–7 subquadrate, 8–10 weakly transverse. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching hind point of eye from frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea an inverted triangle. Posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 11e View Fig ). Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch. Aedeagus: Median lobe shorter than right paramere, apical lobe blunt ( Fig. 12e View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 12e View Fig ). Parameres asymmetrical, right paramere divided, minor lobe with setae ( Fig. 12e View Fig ).

Distribution. Bay of Plenty ( Fig. 13 View Fig : white circle).

Habitat. Specimens of this species were collected by sifting leaf litter in broadleaf and podocarp forests.

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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