Sagola lescheni, Sharp

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 : 59

12. lescheni species-group

(1 species)

Diagnosis. The single member of the lescheni species-group can be distinguished from other Sagola species-groups by the following combination of characters: small body, length 1.7–1.9 mm; antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide; frontal rostrum prominent ( Fig. 33a ); hind wings well-developed; abdominal tergites IV–VI with discal carinae; broad and flattened genitalia ( Fig. 33b ); only known from Northland of North Island ( Fig. 36 ).

Figures

Fig. 33. Sagola lescheni (lescheni species-group). a) Habitus, dorsal view; scale bar = 1 mm, b) Aedeagus, dorsal view; scale bar = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 36. Known collection localities of New Zealand Sagola species. S. lescheni: black circles; S. gourlayi: triangles; S. sharpi: black squares.