Osoriellus exiguus ( Notman, 1925 )

Irmler, Ulrich, 2015, Osoriinae of Cuba with description of new species and an identification key (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (1), pp. 145-172 : 153

Osoriellus exiguus ( Notman, 1925)

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Osorius exiguus Notman, 1925: 7 .

Osoriellus exiguus: IRMLER (2014) .

Material examined. CUBA: PINAR DEL RIO: 1 spec. ( IES): Sierra del Rosario, El Mulo (83°20′W, 22°42′N), northern. slope, T. caida, MNB, 400 m elevation, 11.–15.x.2007, leg. A. Lozada & A. Hdez. GRANMA: 10 spec. ( NMPC): La Platica, P.N. Turquino, trail to ca. 0.5 km S (by air) from La Platica , sifting of leaf litter and decaying wood in the secondary forest with many tree ferns and rich understory vegetation (76°53.03′W, 20°00.05N), 27.vi.2012, M. Fikáček ; 8 spec. ( NMPC): same location, saddle below La Mariposa, ca. a. 0.8 km SE La Platica (by air), sifting of leaf litter and decaying wood in the low secondary evergreen forest with rather rich understory (76°52.09′W, 20°00.05′N), 24.vi.2012, leg. M. Fikáček ; 1 spec. ( NMPC): same location, slope below Pico Naranjo ca. 0.4 km N La Platica (by air), sifting of rather dry leaf litter and decaying wood in the secondary bushes with thin litter layer (76°53.03′W, 20°00.09′N), 24.vi.2012, leg. M. Fikáček.

Distribution. Cuba, Belize, Costa Rica.

Figures

Fig. 8.Head, pronotum and elytra, showing shape, punctation and microsculpture.A – Lispinus striola Erichson,1840; B – L. insularis Chevrolat & Fauvel, 1863; C – Mimogonus fumator Fauvel, 1889; D – Holotrochus minor Chevrolat & Fauvel, 1863; E – Osoriellus eggersi (Bernhauer, 1904); F – O. exiguus (Notman, 1925). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.