Oligota pusilla ( PACE 1985) Assing, V., 2010

Assing, V., 2010, On the Cypha fauna of China, with remarks on some species described from other regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Hypocyphtini), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1169-1176 : 1175-1176

Oligota pusilla ( PACE 1985) , nov.comb.

Hypcyphtus pusillus PACE 1985: 84.

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on a single female from Meghalaya, India. Based on the illustration of the habitus and particularly on the presence of a sclerotized spermatheca ( PACE 1985: figures 25-26), this species does not belong to Cypha . Based on the shape of the spermatheca, which is highly similar to that of O. pusillima (GRAVENHORST 1806) , it is transferred to Oligota . This assignment, however, is somewhat tentative, since the wedge-shaped abdomen would rather place it in Holobus .

Other species of doubtful generic assignment

The possibility that Hypocyphtus helvetiorum PACE 1985 ( Sri Lanka), H. puer PACE 1985 (West Bengal; male unknown), and H. senilis PACE 1985 (West Bengal; male unknown) belong to Cypha cannot be ruled out based on their original descriptions. A revision would be required to confirm their current generic assignment.

Acknowledgement

Michael Schülke provided the material which stimulated this paper; the generous gift of the holotype of C. hebes is greatly appreciated.

Zusammenfassung

Cypha hebes nov.sp. ( China: Yunnan) und C. ampliata nov.sp. ( China: Yunnan) werden beschrieben und abgebildet. Die primären männlichen Geschlechtsmerkmale von C. laeviuscula (MANNERHEIM 1830) werden abgebildet. Die derzeit bekannte Cypha -Fauna von China umfasst vier Arten, von denen eine wahrscheinlich unbeschrieben ist. Folgende Neukombinationen werden vorgenommen: Cypha sinorum ( PACE 2010) , nov.comb. (ex Holobus SOLIER 1849 ); Holobus yunnanensis ( PACE 1998) , nov.comb. (ex Cypha LEACH 1819 ); Holobus hystrix ( PACE 1985) , nov.comb. (ex Cypha ); Holobus hystrix ( PACE 1985) , nov.comb. (ex Cypha ); Oligota besuchetiella

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( PACE 1985), nov.comb. (ex Cypha ); Oligota loebliella ( PACE 1985) , nov.comb. (ex Cypha ); Oligota nepalensis ( PACE 1985) , nov.comb. (ex Cypha ); Oligota pusilla ( PACE 1985) , nov.comb. (ex Cypha ).

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