Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz

Chatzimanolis, Stylianos, 2017, And then there were six: a revision of the genus Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 4323 (1), pp. 49-67 : 65

Key to the species of Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz

1. Head and pronotum with bright red coloration ( Figs. 2 , 8 ); aedeagus with tip of paramere emarginate in dorsal view ( Figs. 28, 30 )......................................................................................... P. erythros

- Head and pronotum not bright red (Figs, 1, 3–7, 9–12); aedeagus with tip of paramere flat or rounded in dorsal view ( Figs. 25 , 31 , 34 , 37 , 40 )........................................................................................ 2

2 Posterolateral corners of head pointed ( Figs. 4 , 10 , 16 )................................................ P. goniakos

- Posterolateral corners of head not pointed ( Figs. 1–3 , 5–9, 11–15, 17–18 )......................................... 3

3 Pronotum disc impunctate (excluding micropunctures)........................................................ 4

- Pronotum disc with four punctures at the center of the pronotum, each one delimiting the corner of a square (some specimens with five punctures or less than four....................................................................... 5

4 Head and pronotum with weak micropunctation ( Fig. 9 ); reduced microsculpture between eyes and postmandibular ridge ( Fig. 15 ); tip of paramere flat ( Figs. 31, 33 )................................................................ P. fassli

- Head and pronotum with stark micropunctation ( Fig. 12 ); with dense microsculpture between eyes and postmandibular ridge ( Fig. 18 ); tip of paramere rounded ( Figs. 40, 42 )..................................................... P. norahae

5 Distance between eye and postmandibular ridge in lateral view short ( Fig. 13 ); pronotum and elytra of different color ( Fig. 1 ); tip of median lobe pointed and apex of paramere narrow ( Figs. 25–27 ).................................. P. discedens

- Distance between eye and postmandibular ridge in lateral view long ( Fig. 17 ); pronotum and elytra of similar color ( Fig. 5 ); tip of median lobe wider and rounded and apex of paramere wide ( Figs. 37–39 )............................ P. metaksenios

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 2. Habitus photographs of species of Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz. 1. The holotype of P. discedens (Sharp), total length = 13 mm. 2. The holotype of P. erythros Chatzimanolis, total length = 14.2 mm.

FIGURES 7 – 12. Heads and pronota of Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz. 7. P. discedens (Sharp). 8. P. erythros Chatzimanolis. 9. P. fassli (Bernhauer). 10. P. goniakos Chatzimanolis. 11. P. metaksenios Chatzimanolis. 12. P. norahae Chatzimanolis. Not to scale.

FIGURES 28 – 30. Aedeagus of P. erythros Chatzimanolis. 28. Dorsal view. 29. Lateral view. 30. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 25 – 27. Aedeagus of P. discedens (Sharp). 25. Dorsal view. 26. Lateral view. 27. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 31 – 33. Aedeagus of P. fassli (Bernhauer). 31. Dorsal view. 32. Lateral view. 33. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 34 – 36. Aedeagus of P. goniakos Chatzimanolis. 34. Dorsal view. 35. Lateral view. 36. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 37 – 39. Aedeagus of P. metaksenios Chatzimanolis. 37. Dorsal view. 38. Lateral view. 39. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 40 – 42. Aedeagus of P. norahae Chatzimanolis. 40. Dorsal view. 41. Lateral view. 42. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 3 – 4. Habitus photographs of species of Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz. 3. The holotype of P. fassli (Bernhauer), total length = 14.0 mm. 4. The holotype of P. goniakos Chatzimanolis, total length = 12.1 mm.

FIGURES 13 – 18. Lateral view of heads of Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz indicating the differences in the temple area and specifically the distance between the eye and postmandibular ridge. White arrows point to the extent of the postmandibular ridge. 13. P. discedens (Sharp). 14. P. erythros Chatzimanolis. 15. P. fassli (Bernhauer). 16. P. goniakos Chatzimanolis. 17. P. metaksenios Chatzimanolis. 18. P. norahae Chatzimanolis. Not to scale.

FIGURES 5 – 6. Habitus photographs of species of Phanolinopsis Scheerpeltz. 5. The holotype of P. metaksenios Chatzimanolis, total length = 12.5 mm. 6. The holotype of P. norahae Chatzimanolis, total length = 13.5 mm.