Logasa novaeanglia Chandler, 2001

Kang, Jun-Young, Chandler, Donald S. & Park, Jong-Seok, 2019, Revision of the Australian genus Logasa Chandler (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Faronitae) with description of three new species, ZooKeys 886, pp. 145-154 : 148-149

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.886.39446

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A9D064BE-8DBA-4739-96F7-5D33708CE744

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Logasa novaeanglia Chandler, 2001
status

 

Logasa novaeanglia Chandler, 2001

Logasa novaeanglia Chandler, 2001: 49.

Type material examined.

Paratypes (N = 16; 5 males, 11 females). Australia: New South Wales (NSW): 1♂ (aedeagus dissected and placed in micro-vial, UNHC), New England National Park, Wright’s Lookout Trail, 1300 m, 27 II– 6 III 1980, Nothofagus moorei rainforest, A. Newton, M. Thayer, window trap; 1♂ (UNHC), 1320 m, 15-27 II 1993, D. S. Chandler, FIT, cool temperate rainforest; 1♀ (UNHC), 2-17 IV 1993, D. S. Chandler, FIT, cool temperate rainforest; 1♀ (UNHC), 28 II– 14 III 1993, D. S. Chandler, FIT, cool temperate rainforest; 1♀ (UNHC), 1330 m, 17 V 1993, D.S. Chandler, Nothofagus moorei leaf litter; 2♂♂ 2♀♀ (1♂ 2♀♀ in UNHC, 1♂ in QM), Styx River State Forest, Cedar Pit Floral Reserve, 42 km south east Wollomombi, 935 m, 25 II– 15 III 1993, D.S. Chandler, FIT, old temperate rainforest; 1♂ (UNHC), 16 III– 4 IV 1994, D.S. Chandler, FIT, old temperate rainforest; 1♀ (UNHC), 3-15 II 1993, K. MacGregor, FIT, old temperate rainforest; 1♀ (ANIC), 20 IV– 12 V 1993, D.S. Chandler, FIT, old temperate rainforest; 1♂ (UNHC), 40 km south east Wollomombi, 990 m, 16 III– 4 IV 1993, D.S. Chandler, FIT, old wet sclerophyll; 1♀ (ANIC), 2-14 XII 1993, K. MacGregor, FIT, old wet sclerophyll; 1♀ (ANIC), 6 XI– 1 XII 1993, K. MacGregor, FIT, old wet sclerophyll; 1♀ (ANIC), 25 II– 15 III 1993, D.S. Chandler, FIT, old wet sclerophyll; 1♀ (ANIC), 15 X– 5 XI 1993, K. MacGregor, FIT, old wet sclerophyll.

Additional materials

(N = 26; 10 males, 16 females). Australia: NSW: 6♂♂ 14♀♀ (2♂ aedeagus dissected and mounted in Euparal on clear plastic card, FMNH), New England National Park, Robinson’s Knob Road, 1 km east Park Gate, 1320 m, 30.30S, 152.24E, 29 XII 1986-14 I 1987, Nothofagus moorei forest, A. Newton & M. Thayer 781, FMHD#86-689, FIT & window; 1♂ (FMNH), 1305 m; 30.30S, 152.24E, 29 XII 1986, Nothofagus moorei forest, A. Newton & M. Thayer 780, FMHD#86-688, berlese, leaf & log litter, forest floor; 3♂♂ 2♀♀ (CBNUIC), 29 XII 1986-14 I 1987, Nothofagus moorei forest, A. Newton & M. Thayer 780, FMHD#86-686, flight intercept (window) trap.

Diagnosis.

This species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus Logasa by the following combination of characters: antennomeres II and IV rectangular and longer than wide ( Fig. 1 e–f View Figure 1 ), apical lobe of male genitalia forked into two lobes, major lobe longer with three branches, parameres with over ten setae, and right lobe shorter and wider ( Fig. 3a View Figure 3 ).

Description.

Length 2.1-2.5 mm. Body yellowish to reddish-brown ( Fig. 1a View Figure 1 ). Head. Head triangular with frontal fovea and vertexal foveae. Antennomeres with tubercles and long setae ( Fig. 1 e–f View Figure 1 ). Antennomere I elongate, II rectangular, III subquadrate and smallest, IV rectangular, V rhombic, VI—X gradually transverse ( Fig. 1 e–f View Figure 1 ). Thorax. Pronotum with deep sulcus and pair of lateral antebasal foveae. Each elytron with basal elytral foveae and discal elytral foveae. Abdomen. Tergite IV with pair of transverse patches of microtrichia ( Fig. 1a View Figure 1 ). Aedeagus. Apical lobe of male genitalia forked into two lobes, major lobe longer with three branches, minor lobe short and simple ( Fig. 3a View Figure 3 ). Phallobase of median lobe asymmetric and rounded ( Fig. 3a View Figure 3 ). Parameres asymmetric with over ten setae, left paramere longer and narrower than right ( Fig. 3a View Figure 3 ).

Distribution.

New South Wales ( Fig. 4 View Figure 4 : square).

Habitat.

Specimens of this species were collected using flight intercept traps, window traps, or by sifting leaf and log litter in wet sclerophyll forests.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Logasa