Banatotyphlus racovitzai Decu, 1982

Struyve, Tim, 2022, On the soil dwelling Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of Romania, Belgian Journal of Entomology 127, pp. 1-22 : 15

Banatotyphlus racovitzai Decu, 1982

Fig. 8 C-D

MATERIAL EXAMINED. ROMANIA: Şopotu Nou , 26. V.2015, 44.809°N 21.842°E: 3 exs. (cStr) .

COMMENTS. This new record is near the type location. In the original description the length of this species is mentioned as 1.95 mm. This is clearly an individual stretched to its maximum like the figure shows in this description. My individuals are about 1 mm.

Figures

Fig. 8. Aedeagus in lateral (A, C and E), ventral (B, D and F) and dorsal views (G). A-B Metrotyphlus banati sp. nov. C-D, Banatotyphlus racovitzai Decu. E-G, Banatotyphlus orsovae sp. nov. Scale bar: 0,05 mm.