Gnypeta, Thomson

Klimaszewski, Jan, Savard, Karine, Pelletier, Georges & Webster, Reginald, 2008, Species review of the genus Gnypeta Thomson from Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae): systematics, bionomics and distribution, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 11-84 : 64

V. Gnypeta nigrella species group

The nigrella species group may be characterized by the following combination of characters: spermatheca club-shaped, capsule approximately spherical and constricted to a narrow duct connected to a narrow, tubular and sinuate stem ( Figs 169 , 178 , 187, 188 ); median lobe of aedeagus with moderately large bulbus which is streamlined with tubus in dorsal view ( Figs 165 , 173 , 182 ), the internal sac with two pronounced subapical sclerites ( Figs 164, 165 , 177, 178 , 181, 182 ); female sternite 8 emarginated medially ( Figs 171 , 180 , 189 ).

Species included: G. minuta Klimaszewski and Webster , G. nigrella LeConte , G. saccharina Klimaszewski and Webster.

Figures

Figs 164-171. Genital structures of Gnypeta nigrella: 164, median lobe of the aedeagus in lateral view, 165, dorsal view; 166, paramere; 167, male tergite 8; 168, male sternite 8; 169, spermatheca; 170, female tergite 8; 171, female sternite 8.

Figs 172-180. Genital structures of Gnypeta saccharina: 172, median lobe of the aedeagus in lateral view, 173, dorsal view, 174, apical part of median lobe in ventral view; 175, paramere; 176, male tergite 8; 177, male sternite 8; 178, spermatheca; 179, female tergite 8; 180, female sternite 8.

Figs 181-189. Genital structures of Gnypeta minuta: 181, median lobe of the aedeagus in lateral view, 182, dorsal view; 183, paramere; 184, male tergite 8; 185, male sternite 8; 186, 187, spermatheca; 188, female tergite 8; 189, female sternite 8.