Sagola latistriata Broun, 1911

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 : 25-27

Sagola latistriata Broun, 1911

( Figs. 11b , 12b, 12l–o , 13 )

Sagola latistriata Broun, 1911: 495 . Hudson 1923: 365, 1934: 183; Raffray 1924: 232; Newton and Thayer 2005b; Nomura and Leschen 2006: 242.

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Auckland: 1♀ ( BMNH), glued on rectangular card, “Type” [red label, printed]; “3367. ♂.” [white label, handwritten]; “New Zealand Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922–482.” [white label, printed]; “Ligar’ s Bush. Papakura.” [white label, printed]; “ Sagola latistriata .” [white label, handwritten]. The original label indicates this specimen is a male, but it is a female.

Additional Material (2 males). N E W ZEALAND: Auckland: 1♂ , Kohukohunui , Hunua Ra., 600m, 30 III 1974, G. Kuschel, litter 74/20 ; 1♂, Kohukohunui , Hunua Ra., 550m, 30 III 1974, G. Kuschel, 74/19 .

Diagnosis. This species is similar in appearance to other members of this species-group but can be distinguished by the shape of the antennae and genitalia.

Redescription. Length 2.4–2.8 mm. Body brown, antennae and maxillary palpi paler, legs and elytra yellowish brown ( Fig. 11b ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 12l ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–8 subquadrate, 9–10 weakly transverse. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching hind point of eye from frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea an inverted triangle. Posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small and prominent, one-half length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 11b ). Meso-and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch. Aedeagus: Median lobe longer than parameres, apical lobe simple ( Fig. 12b ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 12b ). Parameres asymmetrical, right paramere divided, minor lobe slender with setae ( Fig. 12b ).

Type Locality. Ligar’ s Bush, Papakura, New Zealand .

Distribution. Auckland (AK) ( Fig. 13 : triangles).

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

Figures

Fig. 11. Habitus of Sagola species in the bifida species-group, dorsal views. a) S. bifida, b) S. latistriata, c) S. crawi, d) S. earlyi, e) S. embersoni, f) S. mayae, g) S. ranatungae, h) S. baylessae, i) S. tekoauensis, j) S. ferroi, k) S. fairburni. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 12. Sagola species in the bifida species-group. Aedeagi, dorsal views: a) S. bifida, b) S. latistriata, c) S. crawi, d) S. earlyi, e) S. embersoni, f) S. mayae, g) S. ranatungae, h) S. baylessae, i) S. tekoauensis, j) S. ferroi, k) S. fairburni. S. latistriata, male: l) Dorsal surface of head, m) Ventral surface of head (arrow indicates large depression), n) Mid-femur, lateral view (arrow indicates shallow depression), o) Mid-tibia, lateral view (arrow indicates bend). Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 13. Known collection localities of New Zealand Sagola species. S. bifida: black circles; S. latistriata: triangles; S. crawi: black square; S. earlyi: star; S. embersoni: white circle; S. mayae: white squares.