Sagola hunuaensis 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 : 17

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4907737

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD79-115C-3E86-FE52FC12F99D

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola hunuaensis Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola hunuaensis Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

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Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Auckland: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ New Zealand: AK: Hunua Ra., Kohukohunui, 550m, 30III1974 G. Kuschel, litter 74/19”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola hunuaensis Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratype (1 female). NEW ZEALAND: Auckland : 1♀ ( NZAC), same data as holotype .

Etymology. This species is named after the type locality, Hunua, Auckland.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other species of the hirtalis speciesgroup by the following combination of characters: antennomere 1 elongate, approximately 2.5 times longer than wide; posterior frontal fovea elongate; eye small, one-third length of temple; hind wings reduced to small pads; shape of genitalia unique to species.

Description. Length 2.5–2.9 mm. Body brown, elytra, legs, and maxillary palpi yellowish brown ( Fig. 3l View Fig ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 3l View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2.5 times longer than wide, 2–3 subquadrate, 4–5 longer than wide, 6–10 subquadrate. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching behind eye from end of frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea round, posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at onethird length. Elytra rectangular ( Fig. 3l View Fig ). Hind wings absent. Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Tergite IV without microtrichia. Aedeagus: Median lobe longer than parameres, apical lobe bird-head-shaped ( Fig. 4l View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 4l View Fig ). Left paramere elongate and right paramere short and rounded ( Fig. 4l View Fig ).

Distribution. Auckland ( Fig. 6 View Fig : white square).

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

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Sagola

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