Paederidus rubrothoracicus subsp. carpathicola
Creators: name: Staniec, Bernard
name: Pietrykowska-Tudruj, Ewa
name: Sałapa, Dorota
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Paederidus
Paederidus rubrothoracicus
P. rubrothoracicus carpathicola

description: P. rubrothoracicus carpathicola
Mature larva (L2). Body length: 5.50–8.47 (6.70); head width: 0.81–0.90 (0.86); head length: 0.71–0.92 (0.80); prothorax width: 0.92–1.05 (0.98). Very similar in general body shape and colouration to P. ruficollis (Fig. 3). Colouration, dorsal side: pronotum–central region orange yellow, mesonotum brown, urogomphi completely light ivory.
Head: central part with small, heart-shaped spot, width of spot at most equal to distance between spot and base of head. Structure generally very similar to head of P. ruficollis, differing in concern detailed morphology of: mandible, anterior margin of nasale, mala, maxillary palp and labial palp. Anterior margin of nasale: medial region (Mr) slightly convex, with clearly visible triangular incision centrally (Fig. 18). Mandible: base with group of a few microtrichia (Bm) dorsolaterally (Fig. 10D). Mala: almost as long as longest apical seta (Fig. 24). Maxillary palp: segment I relatively slender, 2.1 x as long as wide (Fig. 24). Labial palp: length ratio of segments I:II: 1.6:1.0 (Fig. 26); segment I of labial palp longer than ligula, segment I about 3.7 x as long as wide.
Thorax. Similar in structure to P. ruficollis, differing some in the chaetotaxy of pronotum and legs. Pronotum (Fig. 30): with 23 pairs of setae (A1–3, Da1–2, Db1, Db3–4, L1–11, P1–4 and a few additional tiny). Leg (Figs 36, 37): femur (Fe) with 31 setae (Ad1–3, Al1–4, Av1–2, Pd1–10, Pl1–5, Pv1–4, V1–3); tibia (Tb) with 18 setae (Ad1– 6, Al1–3, Av1–4, D1, Pd1–2, Pl1–2); tarsungulus (Ts) 5 x as long as wide at the base, and about 2.9 x as long as seta Al1 (Fig. 37).
Abdomen. Similar in structure to P. ruficollis except arrangement of setae on urogomphi, length ratio of segments and three brown rings. Urogomphus (Fig. 46): segment I slim, about 11 x as long as wide at base, with 9 long setae (D1, L1–3, Ld1, Lv1–2, V1–2), 1 short seta (D2) and 2 pores anteriorly; length ratio of segments I: II: apical seta of urogomphus: 3.5:1:1.5.
First larval instar (L1). Body length: 3.03–5.01 (3.8); head width: 0.61–0.66 (0.63); head length: 0.5–0.71 (0.60); prothorax width: 0.49–0.7 (0.63).
Head. Mandibles: bunch of microtrichia weakly visible (Bm) (Fig. 10E). Anterior margin of nasale (Fig. 19): medial region (Mr) with 2 small obtuse teeth separated by triangular incision. Labial palp (Fig. 27): length ratio of segments I: II: 1.2:1.0.
Colouration: leg light yellow, abdominal tergite–IX brown, X light yellow, urogomphi–base brown, remaining part light yellow.
Abdomen (Fig. 48). Urogomphus (Fig. 48): segment I gradually narrowed to apex, about 5.6 x as long as wide at base, with 9 long setae (D1–3, L1, 2, 4, 5, Lv1, V1) and 1 short seta (Ld1), dark brown cuticula with reticulate microstructure forming one ring basally; length ratio of segments I: II: apical seta of urogomphus: 1.9:1:3.3.
description: Published as part of Staniec, Bernard, Pietrykowska-Tudruj, Ewa & Sałapa, Dorota, 2011, Description of the egg and larva of Paederidus Mulsant & Rey, 1878 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) based on the two European species, pp. 39-56 in Zootaxa 2888 on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207800