Ischnopodacameroni Pa, 2006

PA – NIK, GRZEGORZ, 2006, Taxonomy and phylogeny of the World species of the genus Ischnopoda Stephens, 1837 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 1179 (1), pp. 1-96 : 70-72

Ischnopodacameroni Pa ś nik, nom. nov. ( Figs. 76–78 )

Amanota (?) semiopaca Cameron, 1947: 237 , nom. preoc. (non Bernhauer, 1938a).

Type material. Lectotype (here designated): ♀: Durban ( Afrique du Sud), 2.VIII.1943, J. Barbier ( MNHN) . Paralectotype: ♀: same data as the lectotype ( BMNH) .

Additional material. Republic of South Africa: Cape, Amatole Isidenge Forest Station , 16.XI.1987, Endrödy­Younga, 1 ex ( TMSA) ; Natal, Karkloof Forest , 1300 m, 5.XII.1989, Endrödy­Younga & Klimaszewski, 1 ex ( TMSA) ; South Natal, Weza­ Lovedale , 24.II.1985, Endrödy­Younga, 1 ex ( TMSA) ; Transkei Nstubane For. St. , 25.XI.1988, Endrödy­Younga, 1 ex ( ISEA) ; 1 ex ( TMSA); Transvaal , Berlin F. S. gorge, 23.X.1986, Endrödy­Younga, 1 ex ( ISEA) ; Transvaal, Nelshoogte Knuckles rocks for., 11.II.1987, Endrödy­Younga, 1 ex ( TMSA) ; Transvaal, Uitsoek Grootkloof ind. for., 15.XII.1986, Endrödy­Younga, 1 ex ( TMSA) .

Redescription. Body. Length 2.6–2.8 mm, convex, parallel­sided, weakly glossy; body colour brown; legs red, antennae brown with antennomeres 1–2 and 9–11 red.

Head quadrate in outline, convex; eyes large, moderately protruding from lateral contours of head, length of each seen from above subequal to that of postocular region; temples arcuately narrowed to hind angles; surface of head with dense isodiametric mesh microsculpture; puncturation fine and moderately dense, invisible in microsculpture. Antennae short, clearly increased in width apically, antennomeres 2 and 3 subequal in length, antennomere 4 longer than wide, antennomeres 5–7 as long as wide, antennomeres 8–10 transverse, antennomere 11 nearly conical.

Pronotum transverse, moderately convex, lateral sides concavely narrowed to obtuse hind angles; before base with deep transverse impression; surface with strong isodiametric mesh microsculpture, puncturation fine and dense; pubescence at midline directed posteriorly in apical half and anteriorly in basal half.

Elytra transverse, at suture shorter than pronotum at midline; surface with dense isodiametric mesh microsculpture; puncturation fine and dense.

Abdomen parallel­sided, bases of tergites 3–5 each with deep transverse impression, first two impressions coarsely and densely punctuate, third impression much finer punctuate, tergal puncturation fine and moderately dense, surface lacking microsculpture.

Male. Aedeagus as in Figs. 76–77 .

Female. Spermatheca as in Fig. 78 .

Remarks. Ischnopoda cameroni is closely related to I. nebulosa from which it can be distinguished by the pronotum wider than long, the head puncturation much finer, similar to pronotal puncturation, the smaller eyes, the wider elytra and by the shape of the aedeagus.

Distribution. Ischnopodacameroni is widespread in South Africa.

Figures

FIGURES 76–78. Ischnopoda cameroni Paśnik, sp. n.: 76—aedeagus in lateral view, 77— aedeagus in ventral view, 78—spermatheca.