Mahavana rhododendri, Bordoni, 2013

Bordoni, A., 2013, New data on Xantholinini from China. 19 °. Five new species of Mahavana from Yunnan (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 267-277 : 270

Mahavana rhododendri nov.sp. (Figs 21-26)

E x a m i n e d m a t e r i a l Holotype 3: Yunnan, Lincang Pref., Xue Shan, 11 km ENE Lincang, 2510 m, 23°55'01''N, 00°11'17.5''E, M. Schülke 10.IX.2009 (cS).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 4,2 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 2,2 mm. Body winged and shiny, yellowish with head and abdomen yellow red. Characterized by the shape of the body (Fig. 26), with head anteriorly dilated, eyes very big and protruding, pronotum narrow and elytra exceptionally long. Head (Fig. 21) with fine and sparse puncturation on the sides, with dark and short setae; some spaced punctures with long more or les yellowish setae are on the median surface: two between the eyes, one on the posterior third and two near the posterior margin. Last three antennomeres as in Fig. 22. Pronotum with dorsal series of 9-10 more or less regular punctures and lateral series of 4 very spaced punctures. Elytra with fine and spaced puncturation, arranged in some series. Abdomen with polygonal micro-reticulation and fine and sparse puncturation.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 23-24. Aedeagus (Fig. 25), little, 0,74 mm long, more or less ovoidal, with parameres of particular shape; inner sac narrow, folded on itself, covered by fine spinulae and scales and with two triangular evident spines in the proximal portion.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the habitat of collection, humus under Rhododendrum.

G e o g r a f i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n This species is known only from the type locality.

B i o n o m i c s The specimen was collected in "second. pine forest with Rhododendron, small cleft with water, litter and mushrooms".

In Yunnan occurs also the following other species: