Pselaphogenius otteai Owens

Owens, Brittany E. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2022, --- Revision- -- of- -- the- -- New- -- Zealand- -- species- -- of- -- the- -- Genus- -- Pselaphogenius Reitter- -- (Staphylinidae: --- Pselaphinae: --- Pselaphitae: --- Pselaphini) ---, Zootaxa 5155 (2), pp. 187-220 : 208

Pselaphogenius otteai Owens ­­­&­­­Carlton,­­­sp.­­­nov.

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Type­­­ Material.­­­ Holotype: (1­­­ male)­­­ NEW ZEALAND: ND Waipoua State Forest , 0.8km nw Wairau Summit 350m, 27.xi.1984 hdwd.-podocarp forest A. Newton / M. Thayer 689// berl., leaf & log litter, forest floor ( NZAC) . Paratypes: (5­­­males,­­­2­­­females)­­­ holotype locality ( FMNH) .

Etymology.­­­ This species is named in honor of Dr. James Ottea, for his support of this project as member of the first author’s advisory committee.

Diagnosis.­­­ Externally, P. otteai is similar to other species in the genus. The form of the aedeagus, with the bifurcate lateral process on the right side is unique.

Description.­­­ MALE holotype. ­­­Integument: head, pronotum, elytra, abdomen, and appendages light brown, palpi lighter in color. Dorsal surface with scattered, stiff, elongate setae. Head:­­­ width between eyes equal to ½ length of head from base of vertex to apex of rostrum. Eyes small, composed of three facets. Frontal margin of rostrum acute, with sparse suberect setae in dorsal view. Gular mound ovate, longer than wide, narrowed posteriorly; area of head posterior to gular mound flattened, slightly concave, nude. Maxillary palpomere IV longer than head, narrow, widened at base and distal 1/5, v-shaped sensory patches present. Thorax:­­­ pronotum basal sulcus absent, lateral antebasal foveae and median antebasal fovea absent. Mesoventrite with median shield unmodified. Metaventrite afoveate, medially depressed, metacoxae separated by extension of ventrite I. Legs unmodified. Elytra with two basal foveae and sutural fovea present; discal stria absent, sutural striae present. Abdomen:­­­ tergites of usual form for tribe. Ventrite I covered in dense, shining setae; ventrite II with basal sulcus occupying length of ventrite, sulcus densely setose, shallow ovate median depression occupying length of ventrite. Genitalia: aedeagus asymmetrical. Median lobe simple. Dorsal processes short, curved ventrad. Lateral process on right side bifurcate, as long as ventral process; left lateral process straight, simple, as long as ventral process. Ventral process ventrally curved, distally, as long as median lobe. Parameres present, as long as median lobe.

Females.­­­Integument,­­­Head,­­­Thorax,­­­Abdomen:­­­ similar to male except eyes slightly smaller and ventrite II lacking median ovate depression.

Distribution.­­­ This species is known from only the type locality in ND