Paulianidia elegans Lecoq, 2008

Janák, Jiří & Baňař, Petr, 2024, Four new species and new records of the genus Paulianidia of Madagascar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Zootaxa 5428 (2), pp. 253-268 : 262

Paulianidia elegans Lecoq, 2008

( Figs. 58–62 )

Paulianidia elegans Lecoq, 2008: 600 , Fig. 6B .

Type locality. Central Madagascar, Ankazobe, Ambohitantely forest .

Material examined (34 specimens). MADAGASCAR, Ambohitantely Special Reserve , L.S. Rahanitriniaina lgt .: 1.ix. 2011, S18°11’45.1” E47°17’13.4”, 1604m, sifting forest litter under Pandanus , 1 ♀ ( MMBC) ; 1.ix. 2011, S18°11’48.8” E47°17’10.7”, 1621m, sifting forest litter under palm tree, 3 ♂, 1 ♀ ( MMBC) ; 2.ix.2011, S18°10’52.5” E47°17’21.2”, 1476m, sifting litter under big rock by stream, 7 ♂, 10 ♀ ( MMBC, JJRC) ; 2.ix.2011, S18°10’52.3” E47°17’21.3”, 1500m, sifting litter by stream, 4 ♂, 4 ♀ ( MMBC, JJRC) ; 2.ix.2011, S18°10’53.5” E47°17’22.3”, 1490m, sifting forest litter under Pandanus , close to river, 1 ♀ ( MMBC) ; 2.ix.2011, S18°10’53.9” E47°17’22.4”, 1518m, sifting forest litter by waterfall, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( MMBC) . Ambohitantely Spec. Res., 18.xi.2011, sifting forest litter under palm tree, ~ 1600m, P. Baňař lgt. ( MMBC, JJRC) .

Distribution. The species is known from Ambohitantely forest in central Madagascar only.

Figures

FIGURES 45–67. 45: Paulianidia andringitrensis Lecoq, holotype, aedeagus ventral. 46–50: P. armata Jarrige, Ambondrombe: 46–48, aedeagus (46, ventral; 47, 1/3 lateral; 48, lateral); 49, male sternite VII; 50, male sternite VIII. 51–55. P. brunnea Jarrige, Ranomafana: 51–53, aedeagus (51, ventral; 52, 1/3 lateral; 53, lateral); 54, male sternite VII; 55, male sternite VIII. 56: P. descarpentriesi Jarrige, aedeagus ventral (ex Lecoq 2008: 3A). 57: P. densipennis Jarrige, holotype, habitus. 58–62: P. elegans Lecoq, Ambohitantely: 58–60, aedeagus (58, ventral; 59, 1/3 lateral; 60, lateral); 61, male sternite VII; 62, male sternite VIII. 63–64: P. fisheri Lecoq, holotype: 63, aedeagus ventral; 64, male sternite VIII (ex Lecoq 2008: 5D). 65–68: P. hammondi Lecoq, holotype: 65–66, aedeagus (65, ventral; 66, lateral); 67, male sternite VIII (ex Koszela et al. 2023: 2M, N, K). Scale 1 mm: 57; scales 0.5 mm: 45, 46–55, 56, 58–60, 61–62, 63, 65–66, 67; scale 0.3 mm: 64.

FIGURES 1–18. 1–8: Paulianidia densepunctata sp. nov., holotype: 1, habitus; 2, forebody; 3, outer part of left elytron; 4–6, aedeagus (4, ventral; 5, 1/3 lateral; 6, lateral); 7, male sternite VII; 8, male sternite VIII. 9–18: P. hova Lecoq, paratypes: 9–14, 16–17; specimen from Ranomafana: 15, 17; 9, habitus; 10, forebody; 11–15, aedeagus (11, 14–15, ventral; 12, 1/3 lateral; 13, lateral); 16, male sternite VII; 17, posterior part of male sternite VII; 18, male sternite VIII. Scales 1 mm: 1–2, 9–10; 0.5 mm: 4–6, 7–8, 11–18; scale 0.1 mm: 3.