Sagola tekoauensis 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 : 30-31

Sagola tekoauensis Park and Carlton , new species

( Figs. 11i , 12i , 14 )

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ NEW ZEALAND, BP Te Koau, 140m Twin Puriri’ s 31 Jan 1993 J.S. Dugdale ”, “Litter 93/10”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola tekoauensis Park and Carlton 2013 ” . Paratype (1 female). NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty : 1♀ ( NZAC), same data as holotype .

Etymology. This species is named after the type locality, Te Koau, Bay of Plenty.

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. Length 2.5–2.8 mm. Body brown, antennae and maxillary palpi paler, legs and elytra yellowish brown ( Fig. 11i ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 11i ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–4 subquadrate, 5–10 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. 11i ). Meso-and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch. Aedeagus: Median lobe shorter than left paramere, apical lobe simple ( Fig. 12i ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 12i ). Parameres asymmetrical, left paramere triangular, right broad and round depression apicolaterally ( Fig. 12i ).

Distribution. Bay of Plenty ( Fig. 14 : black square).

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. 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.