Pronomaea wunderlei, Assing, 2007

Assing, Volker, 2007, A revision of the species of Pronomaea E of the Western Palaearctic region, including Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Pronomaeini), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 57 (2), pp. 367-396 : 381

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.57.2.367-396
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C28789-FFE4-FF94-9544-FF6355011815
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pronomaea wunderlei
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Pronomaea wunderlei View in CoL sp. n. ( Figs 26-28 View Figs 26-34 , Map 2 View Map 2 )

Type material:

Holotype ♂:"GR W-Kreta, Deres, 500 m, Bachmoos, Kastanie, 13.10.91, Wunderle / Holotypus ♂ Pronomaea wunderleiwunderlei sp. n. det. V. Assing 2007 " (cAss) . Paratypes: 1 ♂: " Kreta, Paganetti / rostrata det. Bernhauer, Chicago NHMus. M. Bernhauer Collection " ( FMNH) ; 1 ♂: " Crète env. Kerá, 9.VIII.72, S. Vit " ( MHNG) ; 1 ♂: "23.3.73, West-Kreta, Limni Kourna, DrFülscher Meybohm" (cAss) .

Description:

External characters as in P. picea ; distinguished only by the morphology of the aedeagus.

♂: median lobe of aedeagus 0.44-0.45 mm long, similar to that of P. rostrata , but apex of different shape, flagellum slightly longer, and projection at base of ventral process much closer to crista apicalis ( Figs 26-28 View Figs 26-34 ).

♀: unknown.

Etymology: The species is dedicated to my friend and colleague Paul Wunderle, who collected the holotype.

Comparative notes:

From other PronomaeaPronomaea species, P. wunderlei is reliably distinguished only by the distinctive shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus.

Distribution and bionomics:

The known distribution of P. wunderleiwunderlei is confined to three localities in western Crete (plus an unspecified locality), where it is apparently endemic and the only representative of the genus ( Map 2 View Map 2 ). The record of P. rostratarostrata by SCHEERPELTZ (1964) refers to this species. The holotype was collected from moss at a stream at an altitude of 500 m. The type specimens were taken in March, August, and October. Additional bionomic data are not available.