Agnosthaetus lanceolatus, Clarke, 2011

Clarke, Dave J., 2011, A Revision of the New Zealand Endemic Rove Beetle Genus Agnosthaetus Bernhauer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 10) 2011, pp. 1-118 : 18

34(33). Pronotal, elytral, and metathoracic pleural region ( Fig. 24 , m) with distinctly reticulate microsculpture ... (24) A. lanceolatus

34′(33). Pronotal, elytral, and metathoracic pleural region ( Fig. 24 , m) without or with at most only very faintly reticulate microsculpture (difficult to discern) .............. 35

35(34′). Area above and behind antenno-ocular carina of head ( Fig. 11 , arrow) with one or several distinct minor carinae formed by confluent punctures (e.g., Figs. 11–13 , 58, 60–62 ).............................................. 36

35′(34′). Area above and behind antenno-ocular carina of head ( Fig. 10 , arrow) without distinct carinae (e.g., Fig. 57 ).............43

36(35). Temple short to very short, less than half eye length; head beneath eye with distinctly narrow band of microsculpture ( Fig. 63 , bm); medial pronotal puncture present (indistinct or distinct, e.g., Fig. 70 , mu).........................................37

Figures

Figs. 23–24. Agnosthaetus cariniceps, thorax. 23) Dorsal view; 24) Left lateral view. Scale bars = 100 mm.

Figs. 10–13. Head capsules of Agnosthaetus spp. 10) A. stilbus; 11) A. rodmani; 12) A. brouni; 13) A. chiasma. Scale bars = 100 mm.

Figs. 57–62. Heads of Agnosthaetus spp., dorsal view. 57) A. vicinus; 58) A. heteromastax; 59) A. nitidus;

Figs. 63–68. Heads of Agnosthaetus spp., ventral view. 63) A. brouni; 64) A. stilbus, oblique view; 65) A. chiasma;

Figs. 69–74. Pronota of Agnosthaetus spp. 69) A. chiasma; 70) A. rodmani; 71) A. heteromastax; 72) A. stenomastax;