Achmonia submontana, Bordoni, 2013

Bordoni, A., 2013, New data on the Xantholinini from China. 24. New genus, new species and new records of the Shanghai Normal University collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 244 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2), pp. 1745-1797 : 1752

Achmonia submontana nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Holotype: Jianxi , Jinggangshan city, Ciping town, 850 m, Peng, Zhai & Zhu 21.X.2010 ( SNUC).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about 18 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 9 mm. Head and pronotum black, elytra and abdomen brown black; genital segment reddish; antennae and legs brown dark. Head and pronotum shiny. Head proportionally small, with very numerous punctures with setae. Head and pronotum and related puncturation as in Fig. 35 . Labrum as in Fig. 36 . Elytra sub-quadrangular, proportionally short, a little shorter and wider than pronotum, with sub-rectilinear sides and scarcely marked humeral angles. Surface with wide, more or less deep, dense puncturation, arranged in some series; the median serie oblique. Abdomen with traces of transverse micro-striation and more or less fine and deep, very dense puncturation, arranged in very numerous series, especially on the 5°-6° visible segments.

Male unknown.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the Latin sub-montanus- a- um (submontane)..

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known only from the type locality, in Jianxi.

N o t e: This species differs from the congeners by size, colouration, puncturation of head and elytra.

Figures

Figs 35-38: forebody (bar scale: 1 mm), labrum of Achmonia submontana nov.sp. (35-36); head and pronotum (bar scale: 1 mm), labrum of Achmonia submontana nov.sp. (35-36); forebody (bar scale: 1mm), labrum of Oculolabrus qiqi nov.sp. (37-38).