Paraploderus rufescens, Makranczy, 2016

Makranczy, György, 2016, Review Of The Genus Paraploderus Herman, 1970 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 62 (1), pp. 59-116 : 85-88

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.17109/AZH.62.1.59.2016

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C3C8CD4C-BE30-4829-A61A-D2DBD6E98877

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7F40E537-7A21-489E-8D6F-1C29FEB0EED3

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:7F40E537-7A21-489E-8D6F-1C29FEB0EED3

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Paraploderus rufescens
status

sp. nov.

Paraploderus rufescens View in CoL sp. n.

(Figs 43–47, 78–79, 90, 105–116)

Typematerial – Holotype (m): UGANDA: KibaleForest , 1250 m [0°38’36”N, 30°23’ 38”E], 25. V.1993, leg. G. Cuccodoro & D. Erne (14a), leaflitterinforestnearriver, sifted ( MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Paratypes (386 adults): samedataasholotype (2, MHNG) ; KibaleForest , 1250 m, 23. V.1993, leg. G. Cuccodoro & D. Erne (12b), moist leaflitter in forest, sifted (1 m, 2 f, 3, MHNG) , same but (12d) old rotting trunk, sifted (2, MHNG); KENYA: M’laba Forest , 1660 m, 2.II.1979, leg. Th. Palm (5, MZLU) ; KakamegaForest , 1500 m, II.1977, leg. Deharveng (Ken 12) (1, MHNG) ; Kakamega Forest , 1650 m, 27.I.1979, leg. Th. Palm (9, MZLU) ; Western prov., KakamegaForestNat., Kaimosi , 0°07’42”N, 34°50’27”E, 03.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#3/ T1-400 ) (1, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Yala , 0°12’08”N, 34°52’47”E, 06.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#6/ T3-200 ) (3, MHNG, 2, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaFor- est Nat., Colobus , 0°21’17”N, 34°51’41”E, 09.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#7/ T2 -0) (1, MHNG, 1, HNHM); Westernprov. , KakamegaForestNat., Colobus , 0°21’20”N, 34°51’39”E, 10.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#8/ T2-100 ) (2, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., MalavaEast , 0°27’09”N, 34°51’49”E, 12.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#9/ T1-100 ) (22, MHNG, 2, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Ikuywa , 0°12’40”N, 34°55’52”E, 19.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#11/ T1-200 ) (33, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Ikuywa , 0°12’42”N, 34°55’53”E, 20.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#12/ T1-300 ) (10, MHNG, 6, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Salasar , 0°18’00”N, 34°52’04”E, 25.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#14/ T3-500 ) (4, MHNG, 4, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Salasar , 0°19’02”N, 34°52’06”E, 27.I.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#16/ T3-400 ) (1, MHNG, 1, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov. , KakamegaForestNat., IsechenoA, 0°14’24”N, 34°52’05”E, 01.II.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#18/ T2-400 ) (10, MHNG, 1, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov. , KakamegaForestNat., Iseche- no B, 0°15’20”N, 34°52’06”E, 02.II.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#19/ T2-400 ) (7, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Western prov. , KakamegaForestNat., IsechenoB, 0°15’23”N, 34°52’04”E, 26. VI.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#20/ T1-400 ) (10, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Kisere , 0°23’00”N, 34°53’41”E, 30. VI.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#22/ T4-300 ) (6, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., Kakamega ForestNat., MalavaWest , 0°27’17”N, 34°50’38”E, 06.VII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#23/ T3-200 ) (2, MHNG, 3, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., BuyanguHill , 0°20’59”N, 34°51’58”E, 31.VII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#25/ T2-200 ) (1, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., Kakamega ForestNat., BuyanguHill , 0°20’56”N, 34°51’56”E, 01.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#26/ T2- 300 ) (13, MHNG, 1, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Kaimosi , 0°07’46”N, 34°50’38”E, 05.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#28/ T2-200 ) (1, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., Kakamega ForestNat., Ikuywa , 0°13’19”N, 34°55’51”E, 07.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#29/ T3-500 ) (24, MHNG, 1, SDEI, 1, ZMHB, 1, NHMW, 1, SMNS, 1, AMNH, 1, BMNH, 1, NMPC, 1, MNHP, 1, CNCI, 1, ISNB) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Ikuywa , 0°13’14”N, 34°55’52”E, 09.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#30/ T3-300 ) (12, MHNG, 3, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Western prov., KakamegaForestNat., Salasar , 0°19’22”N, 34°52’14”E, 14.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#32/ T2-100 ) (27, MHNG, 3, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Salasar , 0°19’40”N, 34°52’14”E, 17.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#34/ T1-100 ) (3, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForest Nat., MalavaEast , 0°27’20”N, 34°51’45”E, 23.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#35/ T2-100 ) (4, MHNG, 1, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Kisere , 0°23’13”N, 34°53’42”E, 28.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#37/ T5-400 ) (13, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForest Nat., Kisere , 0°23’17”N, 34°53’42”E, 31.VIII.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#38/ T5-500 ) (3, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., BuyanguHill , 0°20’49”N, 34°51’56”E, 07.IX.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#40/ T3-100 ) (8, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Yala , 0°12’07”N, 34°52’53”E, 08.IX.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#41/ T1-400 ) (12, MHNG, 3, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Western prov., KakamegaForestNat., Yala , 0°12’10”N, 34°52’53”E, 09.IX.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#42/ T1-300 ) (3, MHNG) GoogleMaps ; Westernprov., KakamegaForestNat., Yala, 0°12’20”N, 34°52’52”E, 26.IX.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#47/ T1 -0) (8, MHNG, 2, HNHM); Westernprov. , KakamegaFor- est Nat. , Yala , 0°12’16”N, 34°52’52”E, 27.IX.2006, leg. G. Fischer (#48/ T1-100 ) (15, MHNG, 1, HNHM) GoogleMaps ; Western prov., Kakamega Forest, Colobus , 0°21’18.5”N, 34°51’30.1”E, 1650 m, 14. VI.2007, leg. M. Peters ( T1 ) GoogleMaps primaryforesthabitat, leaflitterWinklerextraction (6, MHNG, 6, ZFMK); Westernprov., KakamegaForest, Salazar , 0°19’36”N, 34°52’14.6”E, 1650 m 21. VI.2007, leg. M. Peters ( T6 ) GoogleMaps primaryforesthabitat, leaflitterWinklerextraction (5, ZFMK); Westernprov., KakamegaForest, Ikuywa , 0°12‘42.6“N, 34°55‘52.3“E, 1650 m, 16.VIII.2007, leg. F. HitaGarcia ( T20 ) GoogleMaps primaryforesthabitat, leaflitterWinklerextraction (26, MHNG, 12, ZFMK); Western prov., Kakamega Forest, Yala , 0°12‘43“N, 34°55‘52“E, 1650 m, V.2008, leg. M. Peters ( T28 ) GoogleMaps forestfragment, primaryforest (1, ZFMK); Kakamega Forest , Udo‘sBandas, 00°21‘38.2“N, 34°51‘24.9“E, 14.XI.2001, leg. V. Grebennikov, under bark (2, 1 larva /L 2, 2 larva /L 3, FMNH) GoogleMaps ; D. R. CONGO: Kibali-Ituri, terr. Epulu, Mambasa- Mungbere [02°38’N, 28°30’E], 900 m, II.1954, leg. N. Leleup (8, MRAC) GoogleMaps .

Description – Measurements (in mm, n = 10): EW = 0.50 (0.45–0.52); TW = 0.51 (0.44– 0.54); PW = 0.56 (0.51–0.59); SW = 0.60 (0.58–0.64); AW = 0.72 (0.68–0.77); HL = 0.33 (0.33– 0.35); EL = 0.11 (0.10–0.11); TL = 0.11 (0.10–0.13); PL = 0.39 (0.35–0.41); SL = 0.54 (0.50–0.59); SC = 0.50 (0.46–0.54); FB = 1.32 (1.23–1.46); BL = 2.54 (2.30–2.87). Habitus as in Fig. 90. Pronotum View Figs 88–90 , elytraandabdominalbasereddishmediumbrown; headandrestofabdomen reddishdarkbrownbutanteriorpartofheadlighter, epistomalsuturepartlyblackish. An- tennae, legsandmouthpartsreddishmediumbrown, tipsofmandiblesandantennomeres 3–10 oftendarker. Head transversewithrounded, bulgingtemplesjustslightlywiderthan eyes. Clypeuswithveryscattered, minutepuncturesonly, withathinanteriorrimalsoon sides, onlyfeebletracesofmicrosculptureandunevennesslaterallyonsurface. Epistomal sutureposteriortoimaginarylineconnectingsupraantennalprominences. Medialportion ofoccipitalgroovebendinganteriorly, neckmediallyshiny, laterallywithtracesofcoria- ceousmicrosculpturewithisodiametriccells. Vertexwithveryscattered, indefinite-bor- deredandvariouslysizedpunctures; punctationneartemplesmuchdenserandobscures apostocularridge. Faintlongitudinalimpressionsrunningonbothsidesofvertexfrom epistomalsuturetooccipitalgroove, becomingmoremarkedposteriorly. Headsurface otherwiseshiny, withoutmicrosculpture. Pronotum withcomplete, thinmarginalbead. Surfaceshiny, withoutanymicrosculpturebutmorestronglypuncturedthanhead, indefinite-bordered, mostlyratherlargepits (slightlyumbilicate) almosteverywhereonsurface exceptalongmidlineandnarrowlyalongposteriormargin. Longitudinalmidlinemarked inposterior 1/2. Onbothsidesofmidlinemiddle-posterior 3/5 ofdiscmoderatelystrongly impressed. Elytra withdiscgentlyconvex, twoverythinandshallowlongitudinalimpressionsextendingalongsuturebehindscutellum, anteriorhalfofdiscslightlyimpressedin middle. Epipleuralridgepresentonalmostentirelength. Thinmarginalbeadwithobscure connectiontoepipleuralridgecontinuingalongposteriormargin, notreachingsutural corner, slightlycurvinganteriorlybeforeit. Alongsutureveryfinemarginalbeadonly conspicuousbecauseofdarkercolour. Elytralpunctationmostlyratherdeep, somewhat obscuredbyunevensurface, moreorlessequallydistributed, moderatelysparse, missing onathin, slightlyelevatedstripealongsuture. Abdomen shinyandsmoothwithonlytiny insertionpointsofsetaeandextremelyfaintcoriaceousmicrosculpturewithisodiametric cells. MalesterniteVIIIasinFig. 45, aedeagusasinFigs 43–44, femalesterniteVIIIasin Fig. 46, spermathecaasinFig. 47.

Distribution – CurrentlyknownfromUganda, KenyaandtheD. R. Congo.

Figs 43–47. Paraploderus rufescens sp. n. 43 = aedeagus, lateral view, 44 = aedeagus, frontal view (parameral setation shown on left), 45 = sternite VIII, male, 46 = sternite VIII, female, 47 = spermatheca. Scales: 0.1 mm for Fig. 47, 0.13 mm for Figs 43–44, 0.24 mm for Figs 45–46.

Etymology – Namedafterthedistinctiveorangish-reddishcolourationofthepronotumandelytra.

Remarks – Thisiscurrentlytheonlyspeciesforwhichalarvaisknown. Inthevialthatisassociatedbyadry- mountedvoucherspecimentherewere threelarvaeandanadult Paraploderusrufescens inethanol; thethreelarval specimensareplacedinindividualvialsandidentifiedaccordingtotheir treatmentsinthisarticle.

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

MHNG

Museum d'Histoire Naturelle

MZLU

Lund University

HNHM

Hungarian Natural History Museum (Termeszettudomanyi Muzeum)

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

SMNS

Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

NMPC

National Museum Prague

MNHP

Princeton University

CNCI

Canadian National Collection Insects

ZFMK

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

MRAC

Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale

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