Notolinopsis khoi, Bordoni, 2017

Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2017, New data on the Afrotropical Xantholinini. 1. New species from South Africa in the Janak collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 285 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1233-1243 : 1238-1240

Notolinopsis khoi nov.sp. ( Figs 13-15 )

E x a m i n e d m a t e r i a l: Holotype 3: RCA: W Cape, Piketberg, M. Klicha 26.X.2008 (cJ); paratype: same data, 1♀ (cB).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body 9.8 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 5.5 mm. Body robust, reddish brown with darker head and red pronotum; antennae and legs reddish brown. Head and pronotum massive, eyes large and a little protruding. Head sub-quadrangular, narrow forward, with feebly rounded sides and largely rounded posterior angles. Surface with slightly traces of transverse microstriation, almost shine, with wide, superficial, sparse punctation, smaller and denser on the sides. Pronotum broad, very dilated forward, longer and wider than head, with a little oblique anterior margins, strictly rounded anterior angles and very sinuate sides. Surface with fine, transverse micro-striation on the middle, two series of wide and superficial punctures and with smaller lateral, irregular punctation. Elytra large, sub-quadrangular, not dilated posteriad, shorter than pronotum and as wide as it, with feebly rounded humeral angles. Surface with more or less polygonal micro-reticulation between a fine, deep, very dense punctation. Abdomen with traces of fine, transverse micro-striation and very fine, dense punctation on the anterior portion of the segments.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 13-14 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 15 ) 1.7 mm long, sub-ovoid, with asymmetric, robust parameres; inner sac tape-like, long and narrow, folded on its self, covered with fine spinulae and scales.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the indigenous tribe, as a noun in apposition.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known only from the type locality.

R e m a r k s: The aedeagus of this species is related to that of N. twello BORDONI, 2016 from Transvaal from which the new species differs for size (body of N. twello 5.5 mm long), color, punctation and for the male genitalia.

Figures

Figs 13-18: Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment, aedeagus of Notolinopsis khoi nov.sp. (13-15) and Notolinopsis lemniscatus nov.sp. (16-18) (scale bar: 0.1 mm).