Anotylus schuelkei, Makranczy, 2017

Makranczy, György, 2017, Review Of The Anotylus Cimicoides Species Group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 63 (2), pp. 143-262 : 252-254

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.17109/AZH.63.2.143.2017

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:671ADB82-5AA9-418A-BB5C-DB3B912D3BD2

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B24C0F-FFAD-FFEC-99A5-FD12FD08F55B

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Anotylus schuelkei
status

sp. nov.

Anotylus schuelkei View in CoL sp. n.

( Figs 84 View Figs 84–85 , 244–250 View Figs 244–250 , 276 View Figs 265–278 )

Typematerial – Holotype (m): CHINA: Yunnan, NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, Gaoligong Shan , “Cloud pass” 21 km NW Liuku, 25°58’21”N, 98°41’01”E, 3150 m, 2.IX.2009, leg. M. Schülke (CH09-22), shrubs & bamboo, littersifted (coll. SchülkeinZMHB) GoogleMaps ; Paratypes (285): samedataasholotype (24, coll. Schülke, 2, IZAS); CHINA: Yunnan, NujiangLisu Auton. Prefecture , creekvalley 3 kmSEGongshan, 27°43’02”N, 98°41’27”E, 1450–1500 m, 5. VI.2007, leg. D.W. Wrase (20) GoogleMaps , litter/mosssifted (3, coll. Schülke); Yunnan, NujiangLisu Auton. Prefecture , GaoligongShan, pass 21 kmNWLiuku, 25°58’22”N, 98°41’00”E, 3150 m, 9. VI.2007, leg. M. Schülke ( CH 07-26) GoogleMaps , bamboowithshrubs, littersifted (1, coll. Schülke); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, creekvalley 20 kmNWLiuku, 25°58’49”N, 98°41’48”E, 3000 m, 9. VI.2007, leg. D.W. Wrase (27) GoogleMaps , bamboo, shrubs, litter sifted (11, coll. Schülke); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, creek valley 20 km NW Liuku, 25°58’49”N, 98°41’48”E, 3000 m, 9. VI.2007, leg. M. Schülke ( CH 07- 27) GoogleMaps , bamboo, shrubs, littersifted (13, coll. Schülke); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefec- ture, GaoligongShan, sidevalley 19 kmNWLiuku, 25°59’02”N, 98°42’23”E, 2730 m, 9-10. VI.2007, leg. D.W. Wrase (28) GoogleMaps , devastatedprimaryforest, littersifted (28, coll. Schülke, 1, SMNS, 1, CNCI, 1, SDEI, 1, FMNH, 1, ISNB, 1, MNHP, 1, NIBR, 1, BMNH, 1, NKME, 1, NMPC, 1, AMNH, 1, ZMUC, 1, coll. Assing, 1, coll. Kleeberg, 3 m, 1 f, 1, HNHM); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, sidevalley 19kmNWLiuku, 25°59’02”N, 98°42’23”E, 2730 m, 9. VI.2007, leg. M. Schülke ( CH 07-28) GoogleMaps , devastatedprimaryforest, litter sifted (65, coll. Schülke); samebut 10. VI.2007 ( CH 07-28a) (49, coll. Schülke); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, sidevalley 18 kmNWLiuku, 25°58’10”N, 98°42’27”E, 2590 m, 9-10. VI.2007, leg. D.W. Wrase (29) GoogleMaps , devastatedprimaryforest, litter sifted (6, coll. Schülke); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, “Cloud pass” 21 km NW Liuku, 25°58’21”N, 98°41’01”E, 3150 m, 2.IX.2009, leg. D.W. Wrase (22a) GoogleMaps , shrubs, Vaccinium , bamboo, littersifted (4, coll. Schülke, 6, MHNG); Yunnan , Nujiang LisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, “Cloudpass” 21 kmNWLiuku, 25°58’21”N, 98°41’01”E, 3150 m, 3.IX.2009, leg. M. Schülke ( CH 09-22a) GoogleMaps , shrubsandbamboo, littersifted (10, coll. Schülke, 1, HNHM); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefecture, GaoligongShan, W “Cloud pass” 24 km NW Liuku, 25°59’02”N, 98°39’56.5”E, 2940 m, 3.IX.2009, leg. M. Schülke ( CH 09-24) GoogleMaps , small cleft, wet moss & litter sifted (1, coll. Schülke); Yunnan , Nujiang Lisu Auton. Prefecture, GaoligongShanEpass 20 kmNWLiuku, 25°58’49”N, 98°41’48”E, 3000 m, 3.IX.2009, leg. D.W. Wrase (25) GoogleMaps , creekvalleywithdevastatedprimaryforest, ferns, litter/ mosssifted (13, coll. Schülke, 2, IZAS, 7, NHMW); Yunnan , NujiangLisuAuton. Prefec- ture, Gaoligong Shan E pass 20 km NW Liuku, 25°58’49”N, 98°41’48”E, 3000 m, 3.IX.2009, leg. M. Schülke ( CH 09-25) GoogleMaps , creekvalleywithdevastatedprimaryforest, litter & mosssifted (20, coll. Schülke).

Description – Measurements (in mm, n=10): HW = 0.60 (0.57–0.62); TW = 0.60 (0.56– 0.63); PW = 0.79 (0.73–0.81); EW = 0.79 (0.72–0.84); AW = 0.94 (0.88–1.02); HL = 0.45 (0.43– 0.47); EL = 0.10 (0.10–0.11); TL = 0.18 (0.17–0.18); PL = 0.48 (0.46–0.50); SC = 0.33 (0.31–0.35); FB = 1.33 (1.27–1.35); BL = 2.98 (2.83–3.07). Habitus as in Fig. 84 View Figs 84–85 . Forebody moderately shiningbecauseofconspicuouslightcolourationandloosesculpture, abdomenveryfinely microsculpturedwithsimilarmoderatelustre. Bodysomewhatyellowishlightbrown, abdominalbasesdarker, twoblackishspotsatthebasesofsupraantennalprominencesnear circularclypealimpressionandtwosimilarimpresseddarkpitsathindvertex. Headwith anteriormarginpossessingthinrim, somewhatunevenlyarched, anteriorclypealrimvery slightlyprojectinginmiddle, supraantennalprominencesasmoderatelyelevatedoblique ridges, discimpressedneareyes. Epistomalsutureformingsubcircularimpression (inside almostunsculptured), uppersurfacewithouttactilesetae, eyessmallandslightlybulging; indorsalviewtemples (1.8× lengthofeye) alatiform, laterallyroundedandposteriorly constrictedtoformdistinctneck, however, dorsalsidenotseparatedbyoccipitalfurrow, ratherbydorsumofneckbearingmicrosculptureinsteadofpunctation. Antennomere 1 flattenedclub-shapedandsmooth, segment 2 ovoid, segment 3 club-shaped, segment 4 smallandisodiametricalal, segments 5–11 withbasaldishes, articles 6–10 slightlytransverse (1.0–1.3× broaderthanlong). Headandpronotumwithmostlyfoveatesculpture. Pronotumwithlateralportionexplanate, edgewithafewshortsetae, lateralmarginalmostevenlyarched, hindmarginbeforecornersslightlyconcave; discmediallywithapair ofshinierparallellongitudinalridges, partlyimpressedalongside. Elytrawithinsignificantmembranousposteriormarginextendingfromsuturalcornerto 3/4 ofhindmargin. Elytralepipleuralridgepresentwithup-turnedlateralalatiformportions, discdepressed; shouldersweaklydeveloped, surfacefoveolate, inbetweenpuncturesrathersmooth, apicalmarginslightlyoblique. Legsshort, pro-andmesotibiawithseveralspinuloserows, metatibiawithlongitudinalctenidiumofspinulesindistalhalf. Abdomenwithsidesmoderatelyarcuate, secondsegmentwithparatergitesstronglybroadeningposteriorly (abdomenappearingconstrictedatbase), thoseofsegmentsIII–VIIthin, mesalparatergites broad; posterioredgeoftergiteVIIwiththinpalisadefringe, medianpartofsterniteVIIas inFig. 244 View Figs 244–250 , sterniteVIII ( Fig. 245 View Figs 244–250 ), tergitesIX ( Fig. 246 View Figs 244–250 ), X ( Fig. 247 View Figs 244–250 ) andaedeagusasinFigs 248–250 View Figs 244–250 , spermathecaasinFig. 276 View Figs 265–278 .

Etymology – Thespeciesisnamedafterthecollectorofmostofthematerial, Michael

Schülke (Berlin), aprivatecollectorwhosecollectionnowbelongstoZMHB.

Distribution – KnownonlyfromasmallareainYunnanprovince ( China). Remarks – Thepresenceofthisspeciessuggeststhatsimilarbrachypter- ousspeciesmayexistelsewhereinthemoremountainousareasofChina.

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IZAS

Institut Zoologii Akademii Nauk Ukraini - Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

SMNS

Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart

CNCI

Canadian National Collection Insects

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

MNHP

Princeton University

NIBR

National Institute of Biological Resources

NMPC

National Museum Prague

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

ZMUC

Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen

HNHM

Hungarian Natural History Museum (Termeszettudomanyi Muzeum)

MHNG

Museum d'Histoire Naturelle

NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Anotylus

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