Dasygnypeta baranowskii (Klimaszewski, 2020) Brunke & Pentinsaari & Klimaszewski, 2021

Brunke, Adam J., Pentinsaari, Mikko & Klimaszewski, Jan, 2021, Integrative taxonomy of Nearctic and Palaearctic Aleocharinae: new species, synonymies, and records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), ZooKeys 1041, pp. 27-99 : 27

Dasygnypeta baranowskii (Klimaszewski, 2020) comb. nov. Fig. 10A-H

Gnypeta baranowskii Klimaszewski, 2020

Distribution.

Origin: Nearctic. Canada: BC.

Bionomics.

The type series was collected by sifting litter ( Klimaszewski et al. 2020).

Comments.

We here transfer this species to Dasygnypeta sensu nov. based on morphology illustrated by Klimaszewski et al. (2020). This recently described western species is most similar to eastern D. nigrella based on the moderately elongate antennae, more robust body and the distinctive deep emargination of female sternite VIII. However, it is easily distinguished by the coarser pronotal punctation, and male and female genitalia (Fig. 10 ). The aedeagus of D. baranowskii is superficially similar to P. densissima but these taxa are externally quite different.

Figures

Figure 10. Dasygnypeta baranowskii (Klimaszewski) A habitus B median lobe of aedeagus in lateral view C median lobe of aedeagus in dorsal view D spermatheca E male tergite VIII F male sternite VIII G female tergite VIII H female sternite VIII. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 0.2 mm (B-H). Illustrations after Klimaszewski et al. (2020), used with permission.