Atopolinus longwang, 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 : 1769-1770

Atopolinus longwang nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Holotype: Zhejiang, Longwang Shan N. R., Qianmutian , 1300 m, Yuan, Liu, Feng & Jin 24.V.2009 ( SNUC); paratypes: same data, 1, 2 (one without head) ( SNUC), 1, 1 (cB).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about 8 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 5 mm. Winged. Body without micro-sculpture, apart the abdomen with transverse micro-striature. Body massive, entirely reddish brown. Head large, dilated posteriad, with slightly rounded sides, largely rounded posterior angles. Eyes small and a little protruding. Surface of head with 4 punctures between the eyes to form a quadrilater; puncturation not fine, deep, very sparse. Pronotum a little longer and narrower than head, with oblique anterior margins, largely rounded anterior angles, and a little rounded sides. Surface with dorsal series of 7-8 irregular puntures and lateral series of 5-6 smaller punctures. Elytra longer and wider than pronotum, dilated posteriad, with slightly rounded humeral angles. Surface with fine, spaced puncturation, arranged in 5-6 series. Abdomen with fine and sparse puncturation.

Posterior margin of 6° visible abdominal tergite and sternite slightly rounded. Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 137-138 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 139 ) 2 mm long, sub-spherical, with short, complex pseudoparameres; inner sac swollen, folded more or

less on itself, covered by fine scales, in some part more dense, and with a distal series of spines.

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: The species differs from the congeners by the aedeagus.

Figures

Figs 134-139: male genital segment, sternite of the same, aedeagus of Atopolinus subruber nov.sp. (134-136); tergite, sternite of the male genital segment, aedeagus of Atopolinus longwang nov.sp. (137-139) (bar scale: 0,1 mm).