Paratesba rougemonti, 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 : 485

Paratesba rougemonti nov.sp. ( Figs 2 , 13-14 , 31-33 )

H o l o t y p e: Sabah, Danum Vallery BRL, G. de Rougemont 14-16.II.2007, Fit (cR) ; paratypes: same data, 1 (cB) ; 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, 1 ( OUMNH) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 15 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 6,5 mm.

Body narrow. Similar to the previous species but larger, with labrum reddish brown of a different shape; abdominal segments more reddened, with 5° and 6° segments to the posterior margin and the genital segment reddish.

Head with barely visible carinae ( Fig. 13 ), and very superficial punctuation, arranged in more or less regular series. On the clypeus are striolae and the punctuation on the sides is larger and deeper. Labrum as in Fig 2 . Pronotum similar to that to Paratesba minuta but with more abundant punctuation; anterior margin as in Fig. 14 . Abdomen with fine and dense polygonal microreticulation and with fine and sparse punctuation, concentrated on the sides.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 32-33 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 31 ).

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: Dedicated to Guillaume de Rougemont.

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 11-18: Head and pronotum (right half omitted) of Paratesba minuta nov.sp. (11-12); head (right half omitted) and anterior angle of pronotum of Paratesba rougemonti nov.sp. (13-14); P. rubescens nov.sp. (15-16); P. silvestris nov.sp. (17-18).

Figs 31-38: Aedeagus, tergite and sternite of male genital segment of Paratesba rougemonti nov.sp. (31-33); P. rubescens nov.sp. (34-36); aedeaagus and tergite of male genital segment of P. danum BORDONI (37-38).