Paulianidia steineri Lecoq, 2008

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 : 266

Paulianidia steineri Lecoq, 2008

( Figs. 116–120 )

Paulianidia steineri Lecoq, 2008: 598 , Fig. 6A .

Type locality. Eastern Madagascar, 7 km W Ranomafana, 1100 m a.s.l.

Material examined (8 specimens). MADAGASCAR: Madagascar CE, Andasibe N. P., 3.–6.xi.2010, ‘ Circuit Indri 2’, sifting, P. Baňař & L. S. Rahanitriniaina lgt., 1 ♂, 5 ♀ ( MMBC, JJRC); Ranomafana N.P., 16.–18.xi. 2010, 1079 m, S21°14’51” E47°24’13”, sifting P.Baňař lgt., 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( MMBC)

Distribution. The species is hitherto known from three distant regions—surroundings of Ranomafana in south-eastern, Andasibé (Périnet) in central-eastern and Anjanaharibe Nord in north-eastern part of Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURES 116–122. 116–120: Paulianidia steineri Lecoq, Andasibe: 116–118, aedeagus (116, ventral; 117, 1/3 lateral; 118, lateral); 119, male sternite VII; 120, male sternite VIII. Scale 0.5 mm: 116–120. 121: Distribution of P. densepunctata sp. nov., (rhombus), P. valohoaka sp. nov. (star), P. tanala sp. nov. and P. vohimana sp. nov. (rectangle). 122: Distribution of Paulianidia species in Madagascar.

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.