Novoclaviger reticulatus, Hlavác, 2007

Hlavác, Peter, 2007, Revision of the subtribe Clavigerodina and an annotated catalogue of South African Clavigeritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 65-92 : 80

Novoclaviger reticulatus sp. n.

Fig. 36

Etymology: The name is derived from the reticulate structure of the elytra.

Differential diagnosis:This species can be separated easily from all known Novoclaviger species by the matt, reticulate microsculpture of the elytra and abdomen.

Description: Body dark reddish brown, about 2.71 mm long and 1.09 mm wide, head 1.13 times as long as wide and about as long as pronotum, with very roughly reticulate surface, frontal rostrum roundly acute, clypeus clearly visible dorsally, tempora slightly convergent, with 4 macrosetae at sides; antennae long, terminal antennomere subcylindrical, 4.24 times as long as wide, antennomere III weakly thickened distally; pronotum about 1.2 times as wide as long, with 6 or 7 macrosetae on sides, longitudinal sulcus absent; posterior part of elytra with high prominences bearing trichomes opposite abdominal prominences, disc with reticulate microsculpture, matt; abdomen also matt with reticulate microsculpture, humeri with 6 or 7 macrosetae; lateral processes on composite tergum large, elongate, depressed at tip, rugose and bicarinate.

Holotype: ^SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape: ‘[p] S Africa, Transkei, Port St. Jones [Johns], Silaka , 31.33 S - 29.30 E [31°33'S: 29°30'E] / [p] 28.xi.1987, E-Y: 2539, beating indig. for., leg. Endrödy-Younga / [red label] [p] HOLOTYPE Novoclaviger reticulatus sp. n., P. Hlavác v det., 2006’ ( TMSA) .

The wroughtoni group

Diagnosis: Smaller species, body length 1.55–1.87 mm, composite tergum with lateral fringe of basal impression very large, close to paratergites, processes smaller and simple.

Species included: Novoclaviger wroughtoni .

Figures

Fig. 36. Distribution of the genus Novoclaviger: • – N. auriculatus and braunsi;? – presumed record of N. braunsi; – N. joncooteri; – N. pugionis; – N. reticulatus.