Anotylus topali, Makranczy, 2017

Makranczy, György, 2017, Review Of The Anotylus Cimicoides Species Group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 63 (2), pp. 143-262 : 257-260

Anotylus topali sp. n.

( Figs 93 , 258–264 , 278 )

Typematerial – Holotype (m): VIETNAM: Ninhbinh , Cucphuong [NationalPark], [20°21’04”N, 105°35’34”E, ca. 400 m,] 12-18.V.1966, leg. Gy. Topál (no. 384), sifted litter offorest ( HNHM) ; Paratypes (50): VIETNAM: Ninhbinh, Cucphuong , 5-18. V.1966, leg. Gy. Topál (no. 385), from 25 trap of soil in forest near house (1 m, 3, HNHM, 1, MNHP, 1, BMNH, 1, SMNS, 1, MHNG, 1, ISNB) ; Ninh binh, Cuc phuong, 6-18. V.1966, leg. Gy. Topál (no. 386), from 12 trap of soil in dry forest (1 f, HNHM) ; Cuc Phuong NP, 20°15.586‘N, 105°42.320‘E, 147 m, 30.IV.-1. V.2005, leg. A. Kun (1, HNHM) , Quang Binh pr., W of Chalo , westerlystream, 17°43‘N, 105°46‘E, 17.IV.1998, leg. L. Herman, leaflitternearstream (2, AMNH) ; HaTinhpr., RaòAn , 13 kmWHuangSon, rt. 8, 7kmSNuòcSôtvillage, 18°21‘N, 105°15‘E, 300 m, 9-22. V.1998, leg. L. Herman, flightintercepttrap (3, AMNH) ; HaTinh pr., Raò An, 13km W Huang Son, rt. 8, 7 km S Nuòc Sôt village , 18°21‘N, 105°15‘E, 220 m, 22.IV.1998, leg. L. Herman, mushrooms (2, AMNH) ; HaTinhpr., RaòAn, 13kmWHuang Son , rt. 8, 7 km S Nuòc Sôt village , 18°21‘N, 105°15‘E, 220 m, 26.IV.1998, leg. L. Herman, litter near stream (6, AMNH) , same but 250 m, 27.IV.1998, seep near river (2, AMNH) , same but 29.IV.1998, (2967-2968), litter near seep (2, AMNH) ; Ha Tinh pr., Raò An, 13 km W Huang Son, rt. 8, 7 km S Nuòc Sôt village , 18°21‘N, 105°15‘E, 270 m, 30.IV.1998, leg. L. Herman, litter near forest stream (1 f, AMNH, 1 m, ZMUC, 1 m, FMNH, 1 m, NIBR, 1 m, CNCI, 1 m, IZAS), same but 300–350 m, 1. V.1998 (2, AMNH) , same but 350 m, 1. V.1998, litterneardryingforeststream (3, AMNH) ; HaTinhpr., RaòAn, 13 kmWHuangSon, rt. 8, 7 km S Nuòc Sôt village , 18°21‘N, 105°15‘E, 220 m, 6. V.1998, leg. L. Herman, moist leavesnear & abovestream (2, AMNH) , samebut 6. V.1998 (2983), leavesalongstonyshore (1, AMNH) , same but 300 m, 7. V.1998 (2986), litter at stream overflow (2, AMNH) , same but 13. V.1998 (2994-2995), leaflitternearstream (2, AMNH) ; HaTinhpr., RaòAn, 13 km W Huang Son, rt. 8, 7 km S Nuòc Sôt village , 18°21‘N, 105°15‘E, 280 m, 21. V.1998, leg. L. Herman, litterabovefloodlineofstream (2, AMNH) ; CHINA: Hubei, EChongqing, Shiruguan , pass 5 kmNWTaiyanghe, 30.65°N, 109.50°E, ca. 1700 m, 1-9.VII.2003, leg. J. Turna, pitfalltraps (1 m, NHMW) ; Jiangxiprov., JinggangshanMts., Xiangzhou (forestedvalleyS of the village), 26°35.5’N, 114°16.0’E, 374 m, 26.IV.2011, leg. M. Fikaček & J. Hájek (MF08), accumulationofmoistleaflitteralongthestreamandonthesteepslopeabovethestream inthesparsesecondaryforest, sifting (1 f, NMPC) ; Yunnan, Mengla, WangtianshuScenic Area , 21°37’39.4”N, 101°35’16.2”E, 717 m, 27.IX.2012, leg. D. Rédei (2), sifted from litter underbananatrees (1 m, HNHM) .

Description – Measurements (in mm, n=10): HW = 0.64 (0.61–0.68); TW = 0.60 (0.56–

0.65); PW = 0.91 (0.85–0.99); EW = 0.98 (0.94–1.02); AW = 0.99 (0.92–1.07); HL = 0.51 (0.49– 0.13 mm for Fig. 261 , 0.145 mm for Fig. 260 , 0.17 mm for Fig. 259

0.55); EL = 0.15 (0.14–0.16); TL = 0.18 (0.17–0.20); PL = 0.54 (0.51–0.58); SC = 0.61 (0.58–0.65); FB = 1.71 (1.65–1.80); BL = 3.26 (3.06–3.48). Habitus as in Fig. 93 . Forebody moderately shiningdespitesculpture, abdomenwithveryfineanddensemicrosculptureobscuring moderatelylargebutextremlysuperficialpunctures, surfacewithgreasylustre. Forebody reddishdarkbrown, clypealareaandexplanatepartofpronotumindistinctlylighter, mouthparts, legs, antennaeandabdomenreddishmediumtodarkbrown. Headwithan extremelythinrimonanteriormargin, lattertruncateinmiddle, veryslightlyangledalso atsupraantennalprominences, theseasmoderatelyelevatedobliqueridges, discslightly impressedneareyes. Epistomalsutureformingsubcircularimpression (almostunpunc- turedinside), uppersurfacewithouttactilesetae, eyesmoderatelysmallandveryslightly bulgingfromsidelineofhead; indorsalviewtemples (1.2× lengthofeye) alatiform, later- allyroundedandposteriorlyconstrictedtoformdistinctneck, notseparateddorsallyby occipitalfurrow, onlybyneckbeingmicrosculpturedratherthanpunctured. Antennomere 1 spoon- shapedandlightlymicrosculptured, segment 2 withbroadbaseandnarrowing sp. n. Scale: 0.10 mm

apically, segment 3 stoutclub-shaped, segment 4 transversediscoid, segments 5–11 with basaldishes, transverseexceptlast (segments 6–8 almost 2× broaderthanlong, whilear- ticles 9–10 lessthan 1.5× broaderthanlong). Headandpronotumwithmostlyalveolate sculpture. Pronotumwithlateralportionexplanateandslightlyup-turned, edgealatiform withsparseshortsetae; lateralmarginunevenlyarchedwithanumberofsmall, irregularlydistributeddenticles, posteriorcornersrathershallowlyincised; discmediallywith twoposteriorlynearlyconfluentlongitudinalridges, impressedalongsidethem, laterally stronglyimpressedaroundmiddleofsides. Elytrawithmembranousposteriormarginextendingfromsuturalcornerto 3/4 ofhindmargin. Elytralepipleuralridgepresentwithupturnedlateralalatiformportions, disclongitudinallyimpressedalongside; shoulderswell developed, surfacefoveolate, inbetweenpuncturestorulose. Legsshort, pro-andmesotibiawithseveralspinuloserows, metatibiawithlongitudinalctenidiumofspinulesindistal half. Abdomenwithsidesmoderatelyarcuate, secondsegmentwithparatergitesstrongly broadeningposteriorly (abdomenappearingconstrictedatbase), thoseofsegmentsIII–VII thin, mesalparatergitesbroad; posterioredgeoftergiteVIIwiththinpalisadefringe, medianpartofsterniteVIIasinFig. 258 , sterniteVIII ( Fig. 259 ), tergitesIX ( Fig. 260 ), X ( Fig. 261 ) andaedeagusasinFigs 262–264 , spermathecaasinFig. 278 .

Etymology – Thespeciesisnamedafterthecollectoroftheholotype, therecentlyde-

ceasedDr. GyörgyTopál (1931–2016).

Distribution – ThespeciesiscurrentlyknownfromsouthernChinaand Vietnam.

Remarks – TheHubeirecordissuspicious, raisingdoubtaboutthecor- rectnessofthelabel (especiallyconsideringtheratherbatteredconditionof thesolespecimen).

Figures

Figs 92–93. Habitus of Anotylus species. 92 = A. andrewesi (Cameron, 1930), 93 = A. topali sp. n.

Figs 258–264. Anotylus topali sp. n., male. 258 = median part of sternite VII, 259 = sternite VIII, 260 = tergite IX, 261 = tergite X, 262 = aedeagus, frontal view, 263 = median lobe, lateral view, 264 = paramere, lateral view. Scales: 0.085 mm for Fig. 258, 0.10 mm for Figs 262–264,

Figs 265–278. Spermathecae of Anotylus species: 265 = A. coonoor sp. n., 266 = A. ganapati sp. n., 267 = A. hartmanni sp. n., 268 = A. ijen sp. n., 269 = A. jambi sp. n., 270 = A. kabasi sp. n., 271 = A. linaxi sp. n., 272 = A. riedeli sp. n., 273 = A. rurukan sp. n., 274 = A. schawalleri sp. n., 275 = A. schillhammeri sp. n., 276 = A. schuelkei sp. n., 277 = A. tanator sp. n, 278 = A. topali