Commatocerodes raffrayi Péringuey, 1888

Hlavác, Peter, 2007, Revision of the subtribe Clavigerodina and an annotated catalogue of South African Clavigeritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 65-92 : 67

Commatocerodes raffrayi Péringuey, 1888

Figs 1 , 9, 10 , 34

Commatocerodes raffrayi: Péringuey 1888: 85 ; Raffray 1897: 120; Jeannel 1964: 210, figs 310–313.

Types of this species were not available for study. The shape of the aedeagus ( Figs 9, 10 ) from the single specimen available differs in certain details from the figure given by Jeannel (1964: 211, fig. 313). As Jeannel’s drawings are often inaccurate, and I did not find any other relevant differences between this specimen and Jeannel’s description, I place this specimen as C. raffrayi for the time being.

Material examined: ơ SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal: ‘ N. Zululand, Ndumu store, 26.55S: 32.18E [26º55'S: 32º18'E] / 3.xii.1992: E-Y: 2876, at light, leg. Endrödy-Younga’ ( TMSA) .

Figures

Figs 1–8. Habitus of South African Clavigerodina: (1) Commatocerodes raffrayi, (2) Dejaegeria joannae, (3) Fustigeropsis peringueyi, (4) Novoclaviger gibbiventris, (5) N. joncooteri, (6) Pararticerus latus, (7) Villofustiger gibbiceps, (8) Zuluclavodes briantaylori.

Figs 9–12. Aedeagi of some South African Clavigerodina: (9, 10) Commatocerodes raffrayi, lateral and dorsal aspects; (11) Dejaegeria joannae, lateral aspect; (12) Fustigeropsis peringueyi, lateral aspect.

Fig. 34. Distribution of the subtribe Clavigerodina: – Commatocerodes raffrayi; • – Fustigeropsis peringueyi; – Villofustiger gibbiceps.