Paratesba rubescens, 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 : 485

Paratesba rubescens nov.sp. ( Figs 3 , 15-16 , 34-36 )

H o l o y p e: Sabah, Danum Valley BRL, G. de Rougemont 14-16.II.2007, Fit (cR) ; paratype: 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, 1 ( OUMNH) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 16 mm; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra 7,5 mm.

Body narrow. Head and pronotum blaks; elytra red orange with blak scutellum; abdominal visible segments 1-4 red light, 5-6 black, with light red posterior margins; genital segment red light.

Antennae with 3° segment much longer than 2°. Head with clear, smooth carinae, as in Fig. 15 ; punctuation as in Paratesba sabahensis but denser, especially on the sides. Labrum as in Fig. 3 . Pronotum a little longer and about the same width of the head, with anterior mergin as in Fig. 16 , with much dense punctuation that in P. sabahensis , with dorsal series formed by 8-9 points. Elytra with the usual shape and punctuation. Abdomen with very fine and dense transversal microstriation and with more or less large punctuation, similar to P. sabahensis but much more superficial.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 35-36 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 34 ).

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: The specific epithet refers to the colour of the abdomen.

N o t e: It is unique because the shape of the labrum and the light red color of most of the abdomen.

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 11-18: Head and pronotum (right half omitted) of Paratesba minuta nov.sp. (11-12); head (right half omitted) and anterior angle of pronotum of Paratesba rougemonti nov.sp. (13-14); P. rubescens nov.sp. (15-16); P. silvestris nov.sp. (17-18).

Figs 31-38: Aedeagus, tergite and sternite of male genital segment of Paratesba rougemonti nov.sp. (31-33); P. rubescens nov.sp. (34-36); aedeaagus and tergite of male genital segment of P. danum BORDONI (37-38).