Sunius virilis, Assing, 2015

Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Sunius XV. Six new species from Kyrgyzstan and the Himalaya, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 65 (2), pp. 287-295 : 292-293

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.287-295
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5878446
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039487C5-5952-7448-FCEB-BD33FD57FCE3
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Sunius virilis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Sunius virilis View in CoL spec. nov.

( Figs 11–14 View Figs 1–14 )

Type material: Holotype ♂: “ INDIA W. Begal, Darjeeling distr. , Algarah–Labha 1900 m, Besuchet-Löbl 11.X.78 / Holotypus ♂ Sunius virilis spec. nov. det. V. Assing 2015” ( MHNG) . Paratypes: 3 ♀♀: same data as holotype ( MHNG, cAss) .

Etymology: The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: virile, masculine) alludes to the conspicuously long and large aedeagus.

Description: Body length 3.7–4.0 mm; length of forebody 1.8–1.9 mm. External characters ( Fig. 11 View Figs 1–14 ) similar to those of S. marratus , except for the slightly larger size and the less dense and less coarse punctation of the anterior dorsal portion of the head.

♂: sternite VII without distinct modifications; sternite VIII ( Fig. 12 View Figs 1–14 ) distinctly oblong, nearly 1.3 times as long as broad, and with small and shallow posterior incision; aedeagus ( Figs 13–14 View Figs 1–14 ) of highly distinctive morphology, 0.8 mm long; ventral process of distinctive shape; internal sac with pair of enormous (length: 0.9 mm), strongly sclerotized internal structures of different shapes.

Comparative notes: Like S. marratus , this species belongs to the S. manasluensis group. It differs from other species of this group by the shape of the male sternite VIII and particularly by the highly distinctive morphology of the aedeagus.

Distribution and natural history: The type locality is situated between Algarah and Labha in Darjeeling district (North India: West Bengal) at an altitude of 1900 m.