Paraploderus fauveli, Makranczy, 2016

Makranczy, György, 2016, Review Of The Genus Paraploderus Herman, 1970 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 62 (1), pp. 59-116 : 90-92

Paraploderus fauveli sp. n.

(Figs 53–57, 99)

Typematerial – Holotype (m): INDONESIA: Lombok, AikBukkak , 780 m [8°30’20”S 116°20’41”E], 10.III.1991, leg. D. Agosti (2), secondaryforestwithoutanytalltrees, claysoil ( MHNG); Paratypes (8): same data as holotype (1, MHNG, 1 m, NHMW, 1, NIBR); Lombok, Gn. Rinjani, 1000 m [8°19’50”S, 116°24’03”E] ( F91562 ), 16.III.1991, leg. D. Agosti, mon- taneforest, atthebaseofa Ficus sp. , withhighinfectionofMycorrhizainathickleaflitter layer (1 m, 1 f, MHNG); S-Sulawesi, nr. Bantimurung, 700 m [4°56’35”S, 119°44’51”E], 9–12. V .1997, leg. S. Kurbatov (1, MHNG); “Lecto-; type [lilacmargineddisc, curatorlabel] \ Bandoeng; [W-] Java \ speculiventris; Fvl. \ Coll. etdet. A. Fauvel; Haploderus ; speculiventris; Fauv.; R. I.Sc. N.B. 17.479 \ G. Fageldet., 19; Trogophloeopsis; gen. nov. m. in litt. \ Syntype \ Haploderus ; speculiventrisFvl.; P.M. Hammond; det. 1972; Lectotype f” (1 f, ISNB); “Para-; lecto-; type [lightbluemargineddisc, curatorlabel] \ Palembang [02°59’10”S, 104°45’20”E]; Sumatra \ Coll. etdet. A. Fauvel; Haploderus ; speculiventris; Fauv.; R. I.Sc. N.B. 17.479 \ G. Fageldet., 19; Trogophloeopsis; gen. nov. m. inlitt. \ Syntype \ Haploderus ; speculiventrisFvl.; P.M. Hammond; det. 1972; Paralectotypef” (1 f, ISNB) .

Description – Measurements (in mm, n = 9): EW = 0.51 (0.47–0.54); TW = 0.51 (0.46– 0.55); PW = 0.56 (0.52–0.60); SW = 0.59 (0.55–0.62); AW = 0.70 (0.64–0.74); HL = 0.34 (0.31– 0.36); EL = 0.115 (0.11–0.12); TL = 0.11 (0.10–0.13); PL = 0.38 (0.37–0.40); SL = 0.54 (0.50–0.57); SC = 0.50 (0.46–0.53); FB = 1.31 (1.22–1.36); BL = 2.60 (2.36–2.82). Habitus as in Fig. 99 . Bodymoreorlessunicolorousreddishmediumbrown, headsometimesslightlydarker thanrest. Legs, mouthpartsandantennaemediumtolightbrown. Impressedlineslater- allyborderingclypeusblackish, apicesofmandiblesoftendarker, infuscate. Head transversewithrounded, bulgingtemplesjustslightlywiderthaneyes. Clypeusappearsalmost impunctate, withathinanteriorrimalsoonsides, almostnotracesofmicrosculpture, smoothandshiny. Epistomalsutureverygentlycurvingposteriorly, slightlyposteriorto imaginarylineconnectingsupraantennalprominences. Medialportionofoccipitalgroove moreorlessstraight, neckmediallyshinierbutgenerallywithslightcoriaceousmicrosculpturewithslightlytransversecells. Vertexwithmoredensepunctationonlyindepressed parts, elevatedareaswithloosenedpunctation. Headrathershiny; smallerpuncturesplus ruggednessonlateralpartsandtemplesobscuringpostocularridge. Faintlongitudinal Figs 53–57. Paraploderus fauveli sp. n. 53 = aedeagus, lateral view, 54 = aedeagus, frontal view (parameral setation shown on left), 55 = sternite VIII, male, 56 = sternite VIII, female, 57 = spermatheca. Scales: 0.1 mm for Fig. 57, 0.15 mm for Figs 53–54, 0.25 mm for Figs 55–56. impressionsrunningonbothsidesofvertexfromepistomalsuturetooccipitalgroove, becomingmoremarkedposteriorly. Headsurfaceotherwiseshiny, withoutmicrosculpture. Pronotum withcomplete, thinmarginalbead. Surfaceshiny, withoutanymicrosculpture. Puncturesgreatlyvaryinsizeanddistinctness, sometimesslightlyumbilicate, almost everywhereonsurfaceexceptalongmidlineandposteriormargin. Longitudinalmidline markedinposterior 1/2. Onbothsidesofmidlinemiddleofdiscstronglyimpressedtothe anterior 2/5 ofsides. Elytra withdiscalmostflat, twoverythinandshallowlongitudinal impressionsalongsuturebehindscutellum, anteriorhalfofdiscverygentlyimpressed. Epipleuralridgepresentonalmostentirelength. Thinmarginalbeadwithobscurecon- nectiontoepipleuralridgecontinuingalongposteriormargin, notreachingsuturalcorner, slightlybroadeningbeforeit. Alongsutureveryfinemarginalbeadonlyconspicuousbecauseofdarkercolour. Elytralpunctationmoreshallowthanpunctatepartsofpronotum, densitysimilar (averageinterspacesslightlylargerthanpuncturediameters) andmore equally spaced. Abdomen shiny and smooth with only tiny insertion points of setae and no tracesofmicrosculpture. MalesterniteVIIIasinFig. 55, aedeagusasinFigs 53–54, female sterniteVIIIasinFig. 56, spermathecaasinFig. 57.

Distribution – ThespecieshasaremarkablywidedistributionrangewithintheIndo-

nesianislands, currentlyknownfromLombok, Sulawesi, JavaandSumatra.

Etymology – NamedafterC. A. AlbertFauvel (1840–1921), oneofthegiantsofde-

scriptivestudiesonStaphylinidae, whopublishedtheoldestspeciesnameinthisgenus.

Remarks – Externalmorphologyexhibitsenormousvariation. Anon- conspecificsyntypeof Trogophloeusoxyteloides (withouthead) existswithla- bels: “Sebesi [05°56’S, 105°30’E]; IV. 1921; Damm.[erman] \ Trogophloeus ; oxyteloidesCam \ paratype! [Cameron’ shandwriting] \ Paratype [printed onredcard]” (RMNH). Thisfragmentaryspecimencannotbeidentifiedwith certainity, butatthispointseemslikelytobe P. fauveli .

Figures

Figs 99–101. Habitus of Paraploderus species. 99 = P. fauveli sp. n., 100 = P. hammondi sp. n., 101 = P. loebli sp. n.