Ischnopoderona gracilicornis

Paśnik, Grzegorz, 2007, Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the African genus Ischnopoderona (Scheerpeltz, 1974) new status (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 1412, pp. 1-54 : 15

The gracilicornis group

The gracilicornis group is characterized by the following combination of characters: the pronotal puncturation much finer anteriorly than that posteriorly, the pronotal pubescence at midline directed posteriorly in apical 1/ 4 and anteriorly in basal ¾, the pronotal pubescence at postero­lateral parts directed straight anteriorly ( Fig. 9 ), the pronotal basal impression small and shallow, weakly visible and the posterior margin of tergite VIII with row of apical spines.

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 11. Ischnopoderona gracilicornis (Scheerp.): 4 — maxilla, 5 — labium, 6 — right mandible, 7 — labrum, 8 — mentum, 9 — shape of elytron, 10 — pronotal pubescence, 11 — tergite VIII.