Terataki

Chatzimanolis, Stylianos, 2013, Te ra ta k i, a new genus of Staphylinini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) from South America, Zootaxa 3750 (3), pp. 251-264 : 263

Key to the species of Terataki

1. Abdomen dark brown to black ( Fig. 2 ); aedeagus with paramere divided into two lobes near anterior 1/3 of length ( Fig. 25 ); antennomeres 4–11 with microtrichiae; porose structure on sternite VII in males rounded ( Fig. 18 )......... Te. liliputanum

- Abdomen with metallic green or purple-green coloration (e.g., Fig. 1 ); aedeagus with paramere divided into two lobes near base ( Figs. 20 , 22 ; aedeagus unknown in Te. cate rinoi); antennomeres 5–11 with microtrichiae; porose structure on sternite VII in males transversely elongate ( Fig. 19.................................................................... 2

2. Elytra light brown-orange ( Fig. 1 ) and coloration of head and pronotum bright metallic green-purple ( Figs. 3 , 7 ).................................................................................................... Te. badiipennis

- Elytra dark metallic purple or green with coloration on head and pronotum either dark metallic purple-green or light metallic green ( Figs. 5–6 , 9–10 )................................................................................. 3

3. Antennomeres 7–10 asymmetrical; elytra metallic green; tergite III medially with punctures and surface microsculpture and thus appearing dull........................................................................... Te. caterinoi

- Antennomeres 6–10 asymmetrical; elytra dark metallic purple; tergite III medially with reduced punctation or surface microsculpture and thus appearing glossy........................................................ Te. erithracus

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 2. Habitus photographs of Terataki Chatzimanolis. 1. Te. badiipennis (Nordmann), Scale bar = 2.9 mm. 2. Te. liliputanum (Bernhauer). Both specimens deposited in BMNH; the specimen illustrated here as Te. liliputanum was originally labeled as Tr. arrowi Bernhauer (manuscript name), Scale bar = 3.2 mm.

FIGURES 25 – 27. Aedeagus of Te. liliputanum (Bernhauer). 25. Dorsal view. 26. Lateral view. 27. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 18 – 19. Porose structures (indicated by white arrows) on abdominal sternite VII in Terataki Chatzimanolis. 18. Te. liliputanum (Bernhauer), scale bar = 1.0 mm. 19. Te. badiipennis (Nordmann), scale bar = 1.28 mm.

FIGURES 20 – 21. Aedeagus of Te. badiipennis (Nordmann). 20. Dorsal view. 21. Lateral view.

FIGURES 22 – 24. Aedeagus of Te. erithracus (Nordmann). 22. Dorsal view. 23. Lateral view. 24. Detail of paramere, ventral view.

FIGURES 3 – 6. Head of Terataki Chatzimanolis. 3. Te. badiipennis (Nordmann). 4. Te. liliputanum (Bernhauer). 5. Te. caterinoi Chatzimanolis. 6. Te. erithracus (Nordmann). Scale bar = 1.5 mm.

FIGURES 7 – 10. Pronotum of Te ratak i Chatzimanolis. 7. Te. badiipennis (Nordmann). 8. Te. liliputanum (Bernhauer). 9. Te. caterinoi Chatzimanolis. 10. Te. erithracus (Nordmann). Scale bar = 1.0 mm.