Paratesba differens, Bordoni, 2011

Bordoni, A., 2011, New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. XXIV. Nine new taxa of Paratesba from Danum Valley, Sabah, and dichotomic key of the bornean species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 221 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 483-499 : 488

Paratesba differens nov.sp. ( Figs 10 , 29-30 , 51-53 )

H o l o t y p e: Malaysia, Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama For. Res., Danum Valley Forest Centre, 04° 57.9'N- 117° 48.1'E, 200 mt, XI.2005, 1° Forest, FIT, coll. Mann, Slade & Villanueva, OUMNH-2006-051 ( OUMNH) ; paratype: Danum Valley BRL, G. de Rougemont 14-16.II.2007, 1 (cR) (olim paratype of Paratesba danum mihi) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 25,5 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 13 mm.

Body robust and broad. Head, antennae, labrum, pronotum, scutellum, abdomen, legs blacks; elytra dark red, partially blackened; genital segment a little reddish. Antennae °

with 3 article much longer than 2°. Head with very prominent carinae, arranged as in Fig. 29 , with punctuation convergent into the grooves with numerous striolae. Labrum as in Fig. 10 . Pronotum stocky and wide, with anterior margin as in Fig. 30 , just longer and narrower than the head, with punctuation similar to Paratesba lithocarpi , but more dense and deep, and the area at the anterior angles with clear promined and oblique striolae, arranged by the lateral margin of pronotum to the neck. Irregular dorsal series, consisting of 5-6 spots in front and behind by 3-4 spots. The median area of pronotum is prominent. Elytra very long, dilated posteriad, with much finer and more dense punctuation of the standard. Abdomen with extremely fine and thick transverse microstriation, and with dense and superficial punctuation.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 52-53 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 51 ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: It is known only from the type locality.

E t y m o l o g y: From the latin differens- entis (different) because confused in the type series of P. danum .

Figures

Figs 1-10: Labrum of Paratesba: P. minuta nov.sp. (1); P. rougemonti nov.sp. (2), P. rubescens nov.sp. (3); P. silvestris nov.sp. (4); P. danum BORDONI (5); P. sabahensis nov.sp. (6); P. confusa nov.sp. (7); P. fluvialis nov.sp. (8); P. lithocarpi nov.sp. (9); P. differens nov.sp. (10).

Figs 27-30: Head and pronotum (right half omitted) of Paratesba lithocarapi nov.sp. (27-28); head (right half omitted) and anterior angle of pronotum of Paratesba differens nov.sp. (29-30).

Figs 51-53: Aedeagus, tergite and sternite of male genital segment of Paratesba differens nov.sp.