Notolinopsis natalensis, Bordoni, 2017

Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2017, New data on the Afrotropical Xantholinini. 1. New species from South Africa in the Janak collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 285 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1233-1243 : 1240-1242

Notolinopsis natalensis nov.sp. (Figs 19-21)

E x a m i n e d m a t e r i a l: Holotype 3: RCA: KwaZulu-Natal, Howich, Gilboa Mt , 1650- 1700 m, 29.17S, 30.17E, Janak 29.XI.2009 (cJ); paratypes: same data, 233 (cJ), 233 (cB).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body 6.8 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 3 mm. Body apterous, reddish brown light with amaranth head and pronotum. Head long, sub-rectangular, a little narrow forward, with slightly rounded sides and largely rounded posterior angles. Eyes very small and flat. Surface of head with very fine, dense, polygonal micro-reticulation and broad, deep, sparse punctation

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Figs 19-25: Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment, aedeagus of Notolinopsis natalensis nov.sp. (19-21) and Linosomus socius (FAUVEL) with the aedeagus in lateral and dorsal view (22- 25) (scale bar: 0.1 mm).

Pronotum dilated forward and narrow posteriad, longer than head, as wide as it, with oblique anterior margins, largely rounded anterior angles and feebly sinuate sides. Surface with fine, dense, transverse micro-striation, dorsal series of 8-9 punctures and lateral seies of 4-5 irregular punctures. Elytra short, shorter and narrower than pronotum, sub-rectangular, with sub-rectilinear and sub-parallel sides, almost obsolete humeral angles, visibly imprinted at the height of the very large and smooth scutellum Surface with traces of polygonal micro-reticulation and numerous series of fine, dense punctures. Abdomen with fine, dense, transverse micro-striation and fine, not sparse punctation.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 19-20. Aedeagus (Fig. 21) 0.96 mm long, ovoid elongate, membranous, long and narrow, with robust, asymmetric parameres; median lobule of peculiar shape; inner sac tape-like, narrow, rectilinear, covered with fine scales.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to Natal.

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

R e m a r k s: The aedesgus of this species is similar to that of N. reticulatus BORDONI, 2016 from Cape Province from which the new species differs for small size (body of N. reticulatus 11 mm long), punctation and male genitalia.

B i o n o m i c s: Indigenous forest, litter.