Paratesba confusa, 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 : 487

Paratesba confusa nov.sp. ( Figs 7 , 23-24 , 42-44 )

H o l o t y p e: Sabah, Danum Valley BRL, G. de Rougemont 14-16.II.2007 (cR) (olim paratype of Paratesba danum mihi).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 21,5 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 10 mm.

Body much less robust than in Paratesba differens . Colour similar to that of Paratesba differens , with lighter elytra. Head with carinae arranged as in Fig. 23 . Puntuation similar to Paratesba fluvialis ; clypeus with thinner striolae. Labrum as in Fig. 7 . Pronotum just longer and about the same width of the head, with Paratesba fluvialis -like punctuation, with anterior margin as in Fig. 24 ; dorsal series of 12-13 spots. Elytra with the usual form and punctuation. Abdomen with fine and dense polygonal micro reticulation, with dense and superficial punctuation.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 43-44 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 42 ).

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 specif epithet refers to the fact that the species was confused in the typical series of P. danum .

Figures

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 19-26: Head (right half omitted) and anterior angle of pronotum of Paratesba danum BORDONI (19-20); P. sabahensis nov.sp. (21-22); P. confusa nov.sp. (23-24); P. fluvialis nov.sp. (25-26).

Figs 39-44: Aedeagus, tergite and sternite of male genital segment of Paratesba sabahensis nov.sp. (39-41); P. confusa nov.sp. (42-44).