Paraphloeostiba apicalis ( Cameron, 1925 )

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2023, New species and records of the genus Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1960 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae) from Papua New Guinea, and notes on some species from India, Indonesia and Philippines, Zootaxa 5301 (4), pp. 486-500 : 497

Paraphloeostiba apicalis ( Cameron, 1925)

( Figs. 33 , 37–38 )

Phloeonomus apicalis Cameron, 1925: 175

Other references see in Shavrin (2020)

Material examined. INDIA: ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 1 ♀: Dirang vicinity, 27°21’N 92°13’E. 1800 ± 100 m a.s.l.. L. Dembický leg. ( BMNH) ; PHILIPPINES: 1 ♁, 1 ♀: Mindanao, 30 km E of Malaybalay, Busdi. 1000 m a.s.l. 05- 09.05.1996. Bolm leg. ( SMNS) ; 1 ♀: same island, 30 km NW of Maramag, Bagongsilang. 13- 17.05.1996. 1700 m a.s.l. Bolm leg. ( SMNS) .

Remarks. Paraphloeostiba apicalis was known from Indonesia and Philippines ( Herman 2001, Shavrin 2020). It is here recorded from India for the first time. Habitus as in Fig. 33 . Aedeagus as in Figs. 37–38 .

Figures

FIGURES 33–36. Habitus of Paraphloeostiba: 33—P. apicalis (Mindanao), 34—P. obesa (Borneo), 35—P. subopaca (Tamil Nadu), 36—P. tonkinensis (Leyte). Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 37–42. Aedeagus of Paraphloeostiba (Figs. 37–38: P. apicalis (Mindanao), Figs. 39–40: P. obesa (Sabah), Figs. 41–42: P. subopaca (Tamil Nadu), Figs. 43–44: P. tonkinensis (Leyte)): 37, 39, 41, 43—parameral view, 38, 40, 42, 44—lateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.