Sunius longispinosus, Assing, 2005

Assing, Volker, 2005, On the Turkish species of Sunius. VI. New micropterous species from central southern Anatolia and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Paederinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 55 (2), pp. 289-298 : 293

Sunius longispinosus sp. n. ( Figs. 9-13 , Map 2 )

Type material:

Holotype : TR [51] – 1450 m, W Kahramanmaraş, Baskonus Yaylası , 5.V.2005, 37°33'32, 36°35'21E, Brachat & Meybohm / Holotypus  Sunius longispinosus sp. n. det. V. Assing 2005 (cAss) . Paratypes: 2, 1: same data as holotype (cAss, cWun); 4: TR [50] – 1250 m, W Kahramanmaraş, Baskonus Yaylası , 5.V.2005, 37°33'36, 36°33'37E, Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 1 [without abdominal apex): TR Karahmanmaras [sic] (24), 30 km W, 1270 m, Baskonus Yaylasi [sic] / 37°33'58N, 36°34'10E (24), 28.4.2004, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 1: TR Karahmanmaras [sic] (25), 30 km W, 1500 m, Baskonus Yaylasi [sic] / 37°33'30N, 36°35'12E (25), 28.4.2004, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) .

Description:

External characters as in S. brevispinosus .

: sternite VII similar to that of S. brevispinosus , with very weakly concave posterior margin, pubescence weakly modified ( Fig. 12 ); sternite VIII without conspicuous modifications ( Fig. 13 ); aedeagus with row of long and apically curved sclerotised spines in internal sac ( Figs. 9-11 ).

Etymology: The name (Lat., adj.: with long spines) refers to the shape of the spines in the internal sac of the aedeagus.

Comparative notes and systematics:

Sunius longispinosus is distinguished from S. brevispinosus by the longer, more numerous, and apically more strongly curved sclerotised spines in the internal sac and by the slightly more slender apical part (lateral view!) of the ventral process of the aedeagus. For more details see the comparative notes below S. brevispinosus .

Distribution and bionomics:

The restricted distributions of the closely related congeners suggest that S. longispinosus may be locally endemic in the area to the west of Kahramanmaraş. The types were sifted from leaf litter and grass roots between rocks (BRACHAT, pers. comm.) at altitudes of 1250-1500 m .

Figures

Map 2: Distributions of Sunius brevispinosus sp. n. (filled circles), S. longispinosus sp. n. (open circles), and S. pauli sp. n. (square).

Figs. 1-13: Sunius brevispinosus sp. n. (1-8) and S. longispinosus sp. n. (9-13): habitus (1); forebody (2); aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view (3-7, 9-11);  sternite VII (8, 12);  sternite VIII (13). Scale bars: 1: 1.0 mm; 2: 0.5 mm; 8, 12-13: 0.2 mm; 3-7, 9-11: 0.1 mm.