Oculolabrus qiqi, 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 : 1752-1753

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10273196

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E6F2622A-86E4-44BE-90E2-B9C542B9DE14

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5459023

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E01A7624-E82B-FFAB-6E9D-5F7DB807FEC5

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Marcus

scientific name

Oculolabrus qiqi
status

sp. nov.

Oculolabrus qiqi View in CoL nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Holotype: Yunnan, Gongshan coun., Qiqi , 1900 m, L. Tang 2.VII.2010 ( SNUC).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about 13 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 7 mm. Entirely black; antennae brown black, legs brown black with yellowish tarsi. Head, pronotum and elytra as in Fig. 37 View Figs 35-38 . Puncturation of head very deep. Puncturation of elytra very fine. Pubescence of the body long and yellowish. Labrum as in Fig. 38 View Figs 35-38 . Abdomen with traces of polygonal micro-reticulation and fine, sparse puncturation, arranged in few series.

Male unknown.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the type locality, as a noun in apposition.

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 Yunnan.

N o t e Oculolabrus STEEL 1946 are very rare Xantholinini . There are currently six known species collected in southern India, Laos, Sumatra, Fujian ( O. chinensis BORDONI 2002 ), and Sabah, for a total of 17 specimens!

The new species differs from the congeners by the very large size and by the puncturation.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Oculolabrus

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