Atopolinus subruber, Bordoni, 2013

Bordoni, A., 2013, New data on the Xantholinini from China. 24. New genus, new species and new records of the Shanghai Normal University collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 244 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2), pp. 1745-1797 : 1769

Atopolinus subruber nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Holotype: Zhejiang, Baishanzu conv., 1250-1650 m, Hu, Tang & Zhu 21.VIII.2004 ( SNUC); paratypes: same data, 3 ( SNUC), 1 (cB).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about 7 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 4 mm. Winged. Body without micro-sculpture. Reddish brown, characterized by head with fine, deep, dense puncturation on all the surface; pronotum with deep, dense punturation, apart a narrow median strip; elytra with fine, deep punturation, arranged in numerous series. Head dilated posteriad; eyes small and a little protruding. Head, pronotum and elytra with almost the same lenght. Elytra with rounded humeral angles.

Posterior margin of 6° visible abdominal tergite with a small median lobe; posterior margin of 6° visible abdominal sternite scarcely rounded. Male genital segment as in Fig. 134 ; sternite of the same as in Fig. 135 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 136 ) 1,66 mm long, subspherical, with asymmetric, short pseudoparameres; inner sac with some series of thin spines.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the Latin subruber- a- um (reddish).

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known only from the type locality, in Yunnan.

N o t e: This specie differs from the congeners by the particular puncturation of the forebody and aedeagus.

Figures

Figs 134-139: male genital segment, sternite of the same, aedeagus of Atopolinus subruber nov.sp. (134-136); tergite, sternite of the male genital segment, aedeagus of Atopolinus longwang nov.sp. (137-139) (bar scale: 0,1 mm).