Sagola mayae Park and Carlton

Park, J. - S. & Carlton, C. E., 2014, A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 13) 68, pp. 1-156 : 29

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765068

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3E-BD75-1150-3CFD-FC8CFC12FD1A

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Sagola mayae Park and Carlton
status

sp. nov.

Sagola mayae Park and Carlton View in CoL , new species

( Figs. 11f View Fig , 12f View Fig , 13 View Fig )

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty: 1♂ ( NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “ NEW ZEALAND BP Kaimai Ra 427m Leyland Tramline 22 Sep 1981 B.M.May ”, “Litter 81/92”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola mayae Park and Carlton 2013 . Paratypes (5 males). NEW ZEALAND: Bay of Plenty : 2♂♂ ( NZAC) , Kaimai , 4 XII 1941, A.E. Brookes ( NZAC); Coromandel : 1♂ ( NZAC) , Coromandel Ra., nr Summit , 19 I 1972, G.W. Ramsay, litter 72/36 ; 1♂ ( NZAC) , Kirikiri Saddle , 488m, 21 X 1976, J.S. Dugdale, litter 76/82 ; 1♂ ( NZAC) , Kopu Rd. , 27 IX 1967, R. A. Cumber, leaf litter .

Etymology. This species is named for the collector of the holotype, Brenda M. May.

Diagnosis. This species is similar in appearance to other members of this group but can be distinguished by the shape of the antennae and genitalia.

Description of Male. Length 2.8–3.2 mm. Body brown, antennae and maxillary palpi paler, legs and elytra yellowish brown ( Fig. 11f View Fig ). Head: As long as wide, widest across eyes ( Fig. 11f View Fig ). Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide, 2–3 subquadrate, 4–5 longer than wide, 6–10 subquadrate. Frontal sulcus deep and reaching hind-point of eye from frontal rostral lobes. Anterior frontal fovea an inverted triangle. Posterior frontal fovea elongate. Eye small and prominent, one-third length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra approximately triangular ( Fig. 11f View Fig ). Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Male tergite IV without microtrichial patch. Aedeagus: Median lobe longer than parameres, divided from base, major lobe broad and covering minor lobe ( Fig. 12f View Fig ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetrical and triangular ( Fig. 12f View Fig ). Parameres asymmetrical, right paramere with setae ( Fig. 12f View Fig ).

Distribution. Bay of Plenty, Coromandel ( Fig. 13 View Fig : white squares).

Habitat. Specimens of this species were collected by sifting leaf litter.

NZAC

New Zealand Arthropod Collection

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Pselaphinae

SuperTribe

Faronitae

Genus

Sagola

GBIF Dataset (for parent article) Darwin Core Archive (for parent article) View in SIBiLS Plain XML RDF