Paulianidia brunnea Jarrige, 1978

Janák, Jiří & Baňař, Petr, 2024, Four new species and new records of the genus Paulianidia of Madagascar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Zootaxa 5428 (2), pp. 253-268 : 262

Paulianidia brunnea Jarrige, 1978

( Figs. 51–55 )

Paulianidia brunnea Jarrige, 1978: 269 ; Lecoq, 2008: 583 , Fig. 1 .

Type locality. Central Madagascar, Eastern Andringitra, Anjavidilava .

Material examined (8 specimens). MADAGASCAR, Mt. Ambondrombe , the nearest env. of peak, 1900– 1936m, 31.iii.2001, J. Janák lgt., 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( JJRC); Ranomafana N.P., 16.–18.xi.2010, 1079 m, S21°14’51” E47°24’13”, sifting, P. Baňař lgt., 1 ♂ ( JJRC); Ranomafana N.P., 17.xi.2010; ~960m; sifting by stream close to main entrance, P. Baňař lgt., 1 ♀ ( MMBC); Ranomafana N.P., Vatoharanana, 5.x.2012, S21°16’59.7” E47°25’30.3”, 1126m, sifting litter, L.S. Rahanitriniaina lgt., 1 ♀ ( MMBC); Ambohitantely Spec. Res., 17.xi.2011, S18°11’48.5” E47°17’09.3”, sifting forest litter under Pandanus , very dry material, 1595m, P. Baňař lgt., 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( MMBC) .

Distribution. The species is widely distributed in humid forests from Ambohitantely and region north of lac Alaotra, through environs of Andasibé (Périnet), Ambohimahasoa, Mt. Ambondrombe, Andringitra Mts., Vohitrosa forest near Betroka up to Chaînes Anosyennes in the south-eastern part of Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURES 45–67. 45: Paulianidia andringitrensis Lecoq, holotype, aedeagus ventral. 46–50: P. armata Jarrige, Ambondrombe: 46–48, aedeagus (46, ventral; 47, 1/3 lateral; 48, lateral); 49, male sternite VII; 50, male sternite VIII. 51–55. P. brunnea Jarrige, Ranomafana: 51–53, aedeagus (51, ventral; 52, 1/3 lateral; 53, lateral); 54, male sternite VII; 55, male sternite VIII. 56: P. descarpentriesi Jarrige, aedeagus ventral (ex Lecoq 2008: 3A). 57: P. densipennis Jarrige, holotype, habitus. 58–62: P. elegans Lecoq, Ambohitantely: 58–60, aedeagus (58, ventral; 59, 1/3 lateral; 60, lateral); 61, male sternite VII; 62, male sternite VIII. 63–64: P. fisheri Lecoq, holotype: 63, aedeagus ventral; 64, male sternite VIII (ex Lecoq 2008: 5D). 65–68: P. hammondi Lecoq, holotype: 65–66, aedeagus (65, ventral; 66, lateral); 67, male sternite VIII (ex Koszela et al. 2023: 2M, N, K). Scale 1 mm: 57; scales 0.5 mm: 45, 46–55, 56, 58–60, 61–62, 63, 65–66, 67; scale 0.3 mm: 64.

FIGURES 1–18. 1–8: Paulianidia densepunctata sp. nov., holotype: 1, habitus; 2, forebody; 3, outer part of left elytron; 4–6, aedeagus (4, ventral; 5, 1/3 lateral; 6, lateral); 7, male sternite VII; 8, male sternite VIII. 9–18: P. hova Lecoq, paratypes: 9–14, 16–17; specimen from Ranomafana: 15, 17; 9, habitus; 10, forebody; 11–15, aedeagus (11, 14–15, ventral; 12, 1/3 lateral; 13, lateral); 16, male sternite VII; 17, posterior part of male sternite VII; 18, male sternite VIII. Scales 1 mm: 1–2, 9–10; 0.5 mm: 4–6, 7–8, 11–18; scale 0.1 mm: 3.