Sagola pittensis Park and Carlton

Park, J. - S. & Carlton, C. E., 2014, A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 13) 68, pp. 1-156 : 68-69

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765145

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD2A-1108-3EAA-FBCAFC01FF68

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola pittensis Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola pittensis Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

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Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Chatham Islands: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ Pitt Island , 16–26-I-44, E.S.Gourlay. ”, “ E.S.Gourlay Acc. 1970 Ent. Div.”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92710 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola pittensis Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (n = 10: 4 males; 6 females). NEW ZEALAND: Chatham Islands : 1♂ ( NZAC), Taiko Camp , 10 XI 1991, J.S. Dugdale, sifted rotten wood ; 1♂ 3♀♀ ( NZAC), Awatotara , 182m, 21 II 1967, G.W. Ramsay, litter 67/139 ; 1♂ ( NZAC), North Coast, 2 III 1967, G.W. Ramsay ; 3♀♀ ( NZAC), Pitt Island , 16–26 I 1944, E.S. Gourlay .

Etymology. This species is named after the type locality, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other species of the auripila speciesgroup by the following combination of characters: body smaller, length 1.8–2.0 mm; ventral surface of male head transversely depressed with rectangular setose process behind labium; eye small, approximately one-third length of temple; frontal sulcus deep and linear, almost reaching vertexal fovea; anterior frontal fovea round and covered by frontal rostrum; posterior frontal fovea elongate; shape of antennomeres and genitalia unique to species.

Description. Length 1.8–2.0 mm. Body brown, antennae, maxillary palpi, elytra, and legs paler ( Fig. 37d View Fig ). Head: Male head as long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 37d View Fig ). Ventral surface of male head transversely depressed with rectangular setose process behind mouthparts. Antennomere 1 approximately 1.5 times longer than wide, 2 longer than wide, 3–7 subquadrate, 8–10 weakly transverse. Frontal sulcus deep and linear, almost reaching vertexal fovea. Anterior frontal fovea round and covered by frontal rostrum, posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small, approximately one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at one-third length. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 37d View Fig ). Meso-and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Aedeagus: Median lobe rectangular ( Fig. 38d View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rectangular ( Fig. 38d View Fig ). Parameres symmetrical and weakly curved with 1 seta apically and 3 setae at middle ( Fig. 38d View Fig ).

Distribution. Chatham Islands ( Fig. 40 View Fig : black circle).

Habitat. Specimens of this species were collected by sifting forest litter.

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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