Nudobius yele, 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 : 1747-1748

Nudobius yele nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Holotype: Sichuan, Yele, Mianning Coun., 3400 m, Yi Ming 8.VIII.2004 ( SNUC); paratypes: same data, 2 (cB); same data, 3200 m, Yi Ming 9.VIII.2004, 1 (cB); same data, 10.VIII.2004, 2 ( SNUC).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about 9 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 5 mm. Body flat, brown black dark, with head black and elytra brown reddish but not red; antennae and legs brown. Head sub-quadrangular, very scarcely narrow anteriorly, with sub-rectilinear sides. Eyes small and a little protruding. Surface of head with fine and dense, transverse micro-striation and well visible, not deep and very dense puncturation. Pronotum a little longer and narrower than head, anteriorly dilated, with oblique anterior margins, marked anterior angles, and very sinuate sides. Surface with transverse micro-striation, dorsal series of 7 punctures and lateral series of 5-6 irregular punctures. Elytra large, posteriad dilated, longer and wider than pronotum, with marked humeral angles. Surface shiny, with fine puncturation, arranged in numerous series. Abdomen with transverse micro-striation and fine and sparse puncturation on the sides.

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 Sichuan.

N o t e The Nudobius THOMSON 1860 known from China are the following: N. leminiscatus BORDONI 2005 (Gansu), N. linanensis BORDONI 2009c (Zhejiang) , N. mirificus BORDONI 2003b (Shaanxi-Sichuan), N. nigriventris ZHENG 1994 (Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan), N. puetzi ASSING 2007 (Sichuan) , and N. shan BORDONI 2002 (Yunnan, Zhejiang) ( BORDONI 2010). The new species differs from all these taxa by the simultaneous presence of particular size, colouration, puncturation of head and pronotum.