Andrikothelyna papuana Pace, 2000

Nozaki, Tsubasa, 2023, Taxonomy of the genus Andrikothelyna Pace, 2000 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae Aleocharinae), with description of three new species from Taiwan and Japan, Zootaxa 5264 (1), pp. 64-76 : 66

Andrikothelyna papuana Pace, 2000

Andrikothelyna papuana Pace, 2000: 124 , figs 54–58 (original description).

Type material. Not examined.

Diagnosis. A. papuana can be distinguished from other species of the genus based on the following characteristics: pronotum having posterior medial depression; posterior margin of abdominal tergite VIII having four teeth.

Distribution. Papua New Guinea.

Remarks. Andrikothelyna papuana was described based on a single female holotype. The original description mentioned that the female spermatheca of the holotype was not visible because it might not be sclerotized ( Pace 2000). However, the spermatheca may have been failed to be observed, considering the following three new species have clearly sclerotized spermatheca. The male sexual characteristics are unknown.