Paratesba lithocarpi, Bordoni, 2011

Bordoni, A., 2011, New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. XXIV. Nine new taxa of Paratesba from Danum Valley, Sabah, and dichotomic key of the bornean species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 221 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 483-499 : 488

Paratesba lithocarpi nov.sp. (figs 9, 27-28, 48-50)

H o l o t y p e: Malaysia, Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama For. Res., Danum Valley Forest Centre, 04° 57.9'N- 117° 48.1'E, 200 mt, XI.2005, 1° Forest, FIT, coll. Mann, Slade & Villanueva, OUMNH-2006-051 ( OUMNH) ; paratypes: same data, 2 ( OUMNH), 2 (cB), 1 (cR) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 22,5 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 10,5 mm.

Body very robust. Head, pronotum, scutellum, abdomen blacks; elytra red ligth orange, almost yellow; apex of genital segment red. Head with carinae arranged as in Fig.27 , with punctuation similar to Paratesba fluvialis but more dense. Clypeus with minute striolae, more or less obvious. Antennae with 3° article muh longer than 2°. Labrum as in Fig. 9 . Pronotum massive, broad, with anterior margin as in Fig. 28 , with Paratesba fluvialis -like punctuation, but with dorsal series of 5-6 spots in front and 3 spots behind. Elytra with the usual form and punctuation. Abdomen with traces of transverse microstriature and Paratesba fluvialis -like punctuation, but much thicker.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 49-50 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 48 ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: It is known only from the type locality.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the lithocarp forest in where live the species.

Figures

Figs 27-30: Head and pronotum (right half omitted) of Paratesba lithocarapi nov.sp. (27-28); head (right half omitted) and anterior angle of pronotum of Paratesba differens nov.sp. (29-30).

Figs 1-10: Labrum of Paratesba: P. minuta nov.sp. (1); P. rougemonti nov.sp. (2), P. rubescens nov.sp. (3); P. silvestris nov.sp. (4); P. danum BORDONI (5); P. sabahensis nov.sp. (6); P. confusa nov.sp. (7); P. fluvialis nov.sp. (8); P. lithocarpi nov.sp. (9); P. differens nov.sp. (10).

Figs 45-50: Aedeagus, tergite and sternite of male genital segment of Paratesba fluvialis nov.sp. (45-47); P. lithocarpi nov.sp. (48-50).