Octavius sp.

Janák, JiĜí, 2014, New species and subspecies of Octavius from South Africa, with a key and additional distribution records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (1), pp. 195-231 : 224

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5299545
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D94600BD-1221-47B6-9C70-BA8C82B74CEC
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD1A4E-FFC4-FE12-BBAB-FD48A3AEFC0C
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Octavius sp.
status

Treatment

Octavius sp. cf. pirienis ( Kistner, 1967)

Material examined. SOUTH AFRICA: KWAZULU- NATAL: Natal, Ndumu Game Reserve , 26.54 S – 32.16 E, veget. litter sifted, 12.vi.1989, E-Y: 2614, leg. Endrödy-Younga, 1♀ ( TMSA).

Note. This specimen may represent a new species close to O. dorsumsuis sp. nov. with which it is similar in many characters, but differs mainly in ¿ner granulation, less transverse pronotum and elytra, and darker coloration.