Stenosagola huiaensis Park and Carlton, new species
Creators: name: Park, J. - S.
name: Carlton, C. E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Stenosagola
Stenosagola huiaensis

description: <i>Stenosagola huiaensis</i> Park and Carlton, new species <b>Type Material.</b> <b>Holotype. NEW ZEALAND:</b> AUCKLAND (AK): &amp;male; (winged male), “ &amp;male; ”, “ NEW ZEALAND AK Huia 150m Twin Packs Ridge 1 Apr 1981 B.M. May ”, “at roots of Metrosideros robusta ”, “ N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “ HOLOTYPE <i>Stenosagola huiaensis</i> Park and Carlton des. 2013”. <b>Paratypes (<i>n</i></b> = <b>13: 12 males, 1 female). NEW ZEALAND:</b> AUCKLAND (AK): 1&amp;male; 1&amp;female; (1&amp;female;, slide-mounted), same data as holotype (NZAC); 2&amp;male;&amp;male;, Hunua Range Reg. Park, Kohukohunui Track nr. Mine Rd., 475m, 37°02.396′S 175°11.251′E, 17 XI–28 XII 2005, broadleaf-podocarp forest, numerous tree ferns, FMHD#2005-001, flight intercept trap, A. Newton and M. Thayer, <i>et al.</i>, ANMT site 1140 (FMNH); 4&amp;male;&amp;male; (1&amp;male;, slide-mounted), Waitakere Ra., Cascade-Kauri Park, Up. Kauri Tr., 170m, 8 XII 1984 – 25 I 1985, kauri-podo-hdwd., A. Newton and M. Thayer 680, window trap 680 (2&amp;male;&amp;male;, FMNH; 2&amp;male;&amp;male;, DSC); 2&amp;male;&amp;male;, Waitakere Range, 260m, Nohoanga Scenic Res., 8 XII 1984 – 25 I 1985, hdwd.-podocarp forest, A. Newton and M. Thayer 697, flight intercept (window) trap (DSC); 1&amp;male;, Waitakere Ra., Cascade-Kauri Park, Anderson Tr., 85m, 23 XI–8 XII 1984, hdwd.-podocarp, A. Newton and M. Thayer 681 (DSC); 1&amp;male;, Waitakere Ra., Nohoanga Scen. Res., 260m, 36°57′S 174°35′E, 23 II 1987, hardwood-podocarp forest, A. Newton and M. Thayer 836; FMHD#87-272, berl., leaf and log litter, forest floor (excl. tree fern litter) (FMNH); NORTHLAND (ND): 1&amp;male;, Poor Knights Is, Tawhiti Rahi, 6 XII 1980, G. Kuschel, sifted rotten wood (NZAC). <b>Etymology.</b> This species is named after the type locality, Huia, Auckland (AK). <b>Diagnosis.</b> Specimens of <i>S. huiaensis</i> are similar in appearance to other members of the <i>connata</i> group but can be distinguished by the shape of the male genitalia (Fig. 10a). <b>Description.</b> Length 1.1–1.3 mm (Fig. 5d–e). <b>Head</b>: Winged male head approximately 1.36 times, female 1.48 times longer than wide. Winged male eye approximately 1.33 times, female 0.32 times longer than temple. Winged male antennomeres 3–8 subquadrate, 9 slightly transverse, 10 transverse. Female antennomeres 3–4 subquadrate, 5 slightly transverse, 6–10 transverse. <b>Thorax</b>: Pronotum as long as wide. Winged male elytra approximately 1.93 times, female 1.27 times longer than pronotum. Winged male meso- and metaventrites trapezoidal, approximately 1.70 times, female 1.17 times longer than pronotum. <b>Aedeagus</b>: Apical lobe of male genitalia blunt anteriorly and bent to right (Fig. 10a). Left paramere slightly longer than right, otherwise symmetrical, setae present anteriorly (Fig. 10a). <b>Distribution.</b> Northern part of North Island, New Zealand (Fig. 9, circles). <b>Habitat.</b> Specimens were collected using window traps, flight intercept traps (FIT), and by sifting leaf, log, and tree fern litter in <i>Nothofagus</i>, hardwood, podocarp, and broadleaf forests. Three specimens were collected among roots of <i>Metrosideros robusta</i> A. Cunn. (Myrtaceae).
description: Published as part of <i>Park, J. - S. &amp; Carlton, C. E., 2013, A Revision of the New Zealand GenusStenosagolaBroun, 1921 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), pp. 335-359 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (3)</i> on pages 349-350, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-67.3.335