Mitomorphus abenaho, Bordoni, 2010

Bordoni, A., 2010, Remarks on the Xantholinini from Australian Region. II. Three new species from New Guinea (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 210 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 529-534 : 531

Mitomorphus abenaho nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Holotype: Papua, Kecamanten Abenhao, Pass Valley , 1700- 2250 m, 3.51S, 139.05E, T. Lackner 18-25.II.2005 (cR), paratypes: same data, 2 (cB).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 6.5 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 4 mm. Brachypterous shiny species, yellow brown, with very little eyes and short elytra. Head ovoid, with largely rounded posterior angles; surface with some scattered punctures. Pronotum larger than head, wide as the head, with largely rounded anterior angles; surface with dorsal series of 5-6 punctures and lateral series of 4 scattered and superficial punctures. Elytra short, very shorter than pronotum, with obsolete humeri; surface with 2 series of large and superficial punctures nead the suture, 1 median and 1 lateral series. Abdomen with superficial transversal micro striation and very fine and scattered punctation.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 8-9 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 10 ) 1.8 mm long, ovoidal, with symmetrical and robust parameres, as in lateral view ( Fig. 11 ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known to me only from the type locality.

E t y m o l o g y: This epithet is based on the type locality, Abenhao, as a noun in apposition.

N o t e s The two Mitomorphus described in this note are different, especially by the structure of the internal sac of the aedeagus, from the other known species of the genus (Bordoni, in press).

Figures

Figs 8-11: Mitomorphus abenhao n. sp.: tergite (8) and sternite (9) of the male genital segment, aedeagus (10), paramere in lateral view (11) (scale: 0.1 mm).