Sagola baylessae 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 : 30

Sagola baylessae Park and Carlton , new species

( Figs. 11h , 12h , 14 )

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Northland: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ NEW ZEALAND ND Mair Park Whangarei 17 Aug 1977 G. Kuschel ”, “Litter+wood”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola baylessae Park and Carlton 2013 ”.

Etymology. This species is named for LSAM Curator, President of The Coleopterists Society (2013–2014), and enthusiastic supporter of this study, Victoria M. Bayless.

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.

Description of Male. Length 2.8 mm. Body brown, antennae and maxillary palpi paler, legs and elytra yellowish brown ( Fig. 11h ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 11h ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2 longer than wide, 3–7 subquadrate, 8–10 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-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 11h ). Meso-and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch. Aedeagus: Median lobe longer than parameres, apical lobe blunt with sharp branch ( Fig. 12h ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 12h ). Parameres asymmetrical, left paramere triangular and right round ( Fig. 12h ).

Distribution. Northland ( Fig. 14 : triangles).

Habitat. The specimen of this species was collected by sifting leaf and wood 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. 14. Known collection localities of New Zealand Sagola species. S. ranatungae: black circle; S. baylessae: triangle; S. tekoauensis: black square; S. ferroi: star; S. fairburni: white circle.