Bertiscapha striata, Leschen & Lobl, 2006

Leschen, Richard A. B. & Löbl, Ivan, 2005, Phylogeny And Classification Of Scaphisomatini Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae With Notes On Mycophagy, Termitophily, And Functional Morphology, The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 3) 59, pp. 1-63 : 23

Bertiscapha striata new species

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Holotype (male). E. Madagascar, Mt. Ambondrombe 1,500–1,600m, env. 1579 camp 6, 25. 3.–3. 4. 2001, P. Burlisch ( MHNG).

Paratypes. With same data as holotype, 5 males, 1 female ( MHNG, RALC) .

Description. Length 1.9–2.0 mm. Very similar to B. compacta , differs by continuously arcuate lateral contours of pronotum and elytra, microsculptured pronotum, hypomera, elytra and ventrite 1, submesocoxal areas about as long and shortest interval between them and metacoxae, lateral parts of metaventrite to large extend longitudinally striate, metathoracic wings absent, lateral parts of ventrite 1 with short basal striae, and aedeagus.

Male. Protarsomeres and mesotarsomeres 1 to 3 distinctly widened. Aedeagus 0.55 mm long, with median lobe gradually narrowed apically, tip acute, bent ventrally. Internal sack with two parallel, narrow rods, lacking membranous scale-like structures.

Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin word, stria, meaning line, referring to the presence of a sutural stria on the elytron.

Figures

Figs. 8–13. Bertiscapha aedeagi. 8, 9) Dorsal and left lateral views of B. compacta n. sp.; 10, 11) dorsal and left lateral views of B. burlischi n. sp.; 12, 13) dorsal and left lateral views of B. striata.