Archaeoboreaphilus rubromaculatus Kim and Ahn, 2012

Kim, Tae-Kyu & Ahn, Kee-Jeong, 2012, Descriptions of two new species and a key to the species of Archaeoboreaphilus Zerche (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae), Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 46 (41 - 42), pp. 2509-2517 : 2511-2513

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2012.707242

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:41B86E37-F63B-43A7-A9CC-4EB31CF2C294

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA1787DF-642C-FFE6-151C-4ACAFBCEF945

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Carolina

scientific name

Archaeoboreaphilus rubromaculatus Kim and Ahn
status

sp. nov.

Archaeoboreaphilus rubromaculatus Kim and Ahn View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figures 1A View Figure 1 , 2 View Figure 2 A–C, 3A–C, 4A,B)

Description

Body ( Figure 1A View Figure 1 ) length 3.4–3.6 mm, parallel-sided, slightly depressed above, covered with fine punctures and golden pubescence, brown to dark brown and glossy. Head subglobular, slightly transverse, about 1.09 times as wide as long (include eyes); frons depressed; vertex convex; eye protruding, as long as temple; antennae ( Figure 2A View Figure 2 ) thread-like, pubescent, reaching just behind pronotal posterior margin; scape oval and robust, about 2.0 times as long as wide; pedicel to antennomere 10 subtrapezoidal, width of antennomeres 2–4 almost same, antennomeres 4–10 getting slightly wider; pedicel about 2.53 times as long as wide, 0.63 times as wide and 0.79 times as long as scape; antennomere 3 about 2.8 times as long as wide, 1.11 times as long as pedicel; antennomere 7 about 1.94 times as long as wide; antennomere 8 about 1.68 times as long as wide; antennomere 9 about 1.7 times as long as wide; antennomere 11 longest, 3.2 times as long as wide; gular sutures parallel, gular plate a little broad, 0.13 times as wide as head; postgena a little convex. Pronotum ( Figure 2B View Figure 2 ) subhexagonal, convex, covered with fine punctures, 1.08 times as wide as long, 0.91 times as wide and 0.92 times as long as head, widest in anterior third, weak depression present on anterior third of midline, posterior third with weak and longitudinal elevation, shallow U-shaped depression present near posterior quarter, lateral margins weakly crenulate, post-lateral margin almost straight. Elytra ( Figures 1A View Figure 1 , 2C View Figure 2 ) slightly dilated posteriorly with truncate posterior margin, reddish oval marking present on middle, 1.05 times as long as wide, 1.59 times as wide and 1.82 times as long as pronotum. Abdomen broad, a pair of wing folding patches present on tergites IV and V; posterior margin of tergite VII with apical fringe.

Male. Front tarsus more or less broad. Sternite VII pubescent, posterior margin straight; anterior margin of tergite VIII sinuate weakly, posterior margin slightly emarginate ( Figure 3A View Figure 3 ); width of anterior projection of sternite VIII almost equal to half of sternite width, posterior margin sinuate ( Figure 3B View Figure 3 ); sternite IX ( Figure 3C View Figure 3 ) broad, lateral margin constricted on posterior third, basal part of dorsal surface with short longitudinal carina, apical area pubescent with two long setae. Median lobe of aedeagus broad and narrowed apically, lateral margin straight, apical part curved dorsally ( Figure 4A,B View Figure 4 ); parameres almost as long as basal bulb, slightly curved inwardly, lateral margin of paramere bent in basal fifth ( Figure 4B View Figure 4 ).

Type series

Holotype, ♂: ‘ KOREA: Gangwon Prov., Hongcheon-gun, Nae-myeon, Mt Gyebangsan , 37 ◦ 42 ′ 49.9" N, 128 ◦ 26 ′ 40.5" E, 1100 m, 11 May 2007, TK Kim, YH Kim, wet leaves near mountain bog . Holotype, Archaeoboreaphilus rubromaculatus Kim and Ahn, Desig. T. -K. Kim and K.-J. Ahn 2011. Paratype, KOREA: Gangwon Prov. Pyeongchang-gun, Jinbu-myeon, Mt Odaesan , Sangwonsa , 19 April to 10 May 2007, TK Kim, YH Kim, FIT (1♀) , Paratype, Archaeoboreaphilus rubromaculatus Kim and Ahn, Desig. T. -K. Kim and K.-J. Ahn 2011.

Distribution

Korea.

Remarks

This species differs from other Archaeoboreaphilus species by the reddish oval elytral markings. The morphological diagnostic characters of Korean species are described in Table 1.

Etymology

The specific name, rubromaculatus , refers to the reddish markings on the elytra.

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