Sagola sharpi, Raffray, 1893

Park, J. - S. & Carlton, C. E., 2014, A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 13) 68, pp. 1-156 : 61

14. sharpi species-group

(1 species)

Diagnosis. The single member of the sharpi species-group can be distinguished from other Sagola species-groups by the following combination of characters: body length 2.3–2.6 mm ( Fig. 35a ); antennomere 1 approximately 1.5 times longer than wide; eye large and prominent, approximately two-thirds length of temple ( Fig. 35c ); ventral surface of male head distinctly convex with heart-shaped depression containing a pair of diagonal processes ( Fig. 35d ); hind wings well-developed; abdominal tergites IV–VI with discal carinae.

Figures

Fig. 35. Sagola sharpi (sharpi species-group). a) Habitus, dorsal view, b) Aedeagus, dorsal view, c) Dorsal surface of male head, d) Ventral surface of male head. Scale bar a = 1 mm, b–d = 0.1 mm.