Sagola flemingensis Park and Carlton, new species

• Main Authors: Park, J. - S., Carlton, C. E.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2014
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Sagola; Sagola flemingensis; Auckland Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765410; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D82A3EBDFF11DB3C9CFA3BFDBEFBC4

Sagola flemingensis Park and Carlton, new species (Figs. 76a, 76c, 76e, 78) Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Islands: 1♂ (NZAC), “New Zealand: AU: Auckland I., Fleming Plateau, 563m, swards 20 Feb 1973, JS Dugdale 73/58”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola flemingensis Park and Carlton 2013 ”. Paratypes ( n = 48: 29 males; 19 females). NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Islands: 13♂♂ 11♀♀ (1♂, slide-mounted; NZAC), same data as holotype. 3♂♂ 2♀♀ (NZAC), Fleming Plateau, 426m, swards, 9 II 1973, JS Dugdale; 2♂♂ 1♀ (1♂, slide-mounted; NZAC), Fleming Plateau, 518m, Carnley Harbor, swards, 9 II 1973, JS Dugdale; 3♂♂ 2♀♀ (NZAC), Fleming Plateau, 487m, swards, 12 II 1973, JS Dugdale; 4♂♂ 1♀ (NZAC), e end of Tagua Bay, Carnley Harbor, litter, 4 II 1973, JS Dugdale; 1♂ 1♀ (NZAC), Mt. D’ Urville, 639m, moss & mats, 4 I 1973, J. Rarrell; 2♂♂ (NZAC), Fleming Plateau, 578m, Carnley Harbor, moss, 7 II 1973, JS Dugdale; 1♂ (NZAC), Adams I, Magnetic Cove, East Ridge, moss, 22 I 1966, G. Kuschel. Etymology. This species is named after the type locality, Fleming Plateau, Auckland Islands. Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from other Sagola species by the following combination of characters: body small, length 2.1–2.4 mm; antennomeres 9–11 weakly clubbed; anterior frontal fovea keyhole-shaped; eye small, one-fourth length of temple; shape of antennomeres and genitalia unique to species; only known from Auckland Islands. Description. Length 2.1–2.4 mm. Body brown, antennae, legs, maxillary palpi,and elytra paler (Fig. 76a). Head: Male head round, widest at midpoint of head (Fig. 76e). Antennomere 1 approximately 1.5 times longer than wide, 2 longer than wide, 3 subquadrate, 4–6 longer than wide, 7–8 subquadrate, 9–10 transverse, 9–11 weakly clubbed. Frontal sulcus shallow, reaching posterior margin of eye. Anterior frontal fovea keyhole-shaped, partially covered by frontal rostrum (Fig. 76e). Eye small, one-fourth length of temple (Fig. 76e). Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra as long as wide (Fig. 76a). ...