Neosclerus schillhammeri, Assing, 2011

Assing, Volker, 2011, A revision of the genus Neosclerus C (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 6 (1), pp. 89-148 : 104

Neosclerus schillhammeri sp. n. ( Figs 169-175)

Type material:

Holotype : " Myanmar: Shan State ( MBS 81 D), ca. 35 km N Aungban , 20°55.20'N, 96°33.60'E, 31.5.- 8.6.2002, ca. 1320 m / leg. Schillhammer / Holotypus  Neosclerus schillhammerischillhammeri sp. n., det. V. Assing 2010 " (cAss) . Paratypes: 3 : same data as holotype ( NHMW) .

Description:

Body length 3.1-3.5 mm. Habitus as in Fig. 169. In external and male sexual characters highly similar to N .. brevipennis , but distinguished as follows:

Coloration: pronotum and elytra similarly dark-brown, i.e., elytra not distinctly paler than pronotum.

Elytra monomorphic, 0.90-0.95 times as long as pronotum ( Fig. 170). Hind wings present.

: sternite VII similar to that of N .. brevipennis ( Fig. 171); sternite VIII shorter and less slender, posterior median portion less extensively devoid of pubescence ( Figs 172-173); aedeagus with ventral process not angled in the middle (lateral view) and with differently shaped apex (lateral view); apical internal structures stouter and shorter ( Figs 174-175).

Etymology:

The species is dedicated to Harald Schillhammer (NHMW), specialist of Staphylininae , who collected the type series.

Comparative notes:

Based on the similar external morphology and the similar sexual characters, N .. schillhammerischillhammeri is undoubtedly closely related to, and probably the adelphotaxon of N .. brevipennis . For characters separating the two species see the description above and Figs 27-33, 169-178. From other congeners, N .. schillhammerischillhammeri is best distinguished by the shape of the aedeagus.

Distribution and bionomics:

The type locality is situated in Shan state, central Myanmar, at an altitude of approximately 1350 m .