Acylophorus salifi

Lott, Derek A., 2010, The species of Acylophorus Nordmann (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in continental sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 2402, pp. 1-51 : 25

A. salifi group

This group shares many characters with the A. orientalis group, but is easily distinguished by the small size of the head in comparison with the pronotum. The pronotum is 1.9x wider than the head or more. The temples are poorly developed and the neck relatively unconstricted. The penultimate segment of the maxillary palpi is short and triangular. The antennae are inserted close to or right on the front margin of the head, but there is a tendency for the genae to be produced forwards at each side of the front margin. The pubescence behind the eyes is sparse and localised. Micro-punctures on the head are absent or very sparse. Unlike in other species groups the empodial setae between the mid- and hind-tarsal claws are very short and hardly visible. The paramere is bilobed.