Talliella sinica, Bordoni, 2013

Bordoni, A., 2013, New data on the Xantholinini from China. 24. New genus, new species and new records of the Shanghai Normal University collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 244 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2), pp. 1745-1797 : 1756

Talliella sinica nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: Holotype: Zhejiang, Mt West Tianmu, Linan city, Li-Zheng Li 7- 12.IX.1999 ( SNUC); paratype: same data, 1 ( SNUC).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Length of body about 3,7 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 2,1 mm. Small, shiny species. Head and elytra more or less brown; pronotum, abdomen, antennae and legs yellowish brown. Head oblong, anteriorly narrow, with largely rounded posterior angles. Eyes proportionally large, almost flat. Surface of head with deep, dense, partially oblong punctures, apart a wide median strip. Pronotum a little longer and narrower than head, with very oblique anterior margins and very largely rounded anterior angles. Surface with dorsal series of 7-8 punctures and lateral series of 4-5 punctures. Elytra sub-rectangular, longer and wider than pronotum, with sub-rectilinear sides and marked humeral angles. Surface with two series of wide punctures near the suture, one median and one lateral, the last two series composed by smaller punctures. Abdomen with more or less polygonal micro-reticulation and fine and very sparse puncturation.

Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 56-57 . Aedeagus ( Fig. 58 ) small, 0,66 mm long, sub-ovoidal, with short parameres; inner sac with some narrow spines.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the Latin sinicus- a- um (chinese).

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known only from the type locality, in Zhejiang.

N o t e: The new species is the first record of the genus Talliella BORDONI 2002 for China. The genus Talliella was known until now for three species and seems not common ( T. armentalis BORDONI 2002 from Nepal; T. minuta BORDONI 2002 from Thailand;. T. cadaverina BORDONI 2002 from Sabah). An other species from Laos is in press ( T. laosiana nov.sp.).

Figures

Figs 56-62: tergite, sternite of the male genital segment, aedeagus (bar scale: 0,1 mm) of Talliella sinica nov.sp. (56-58); male genital segment, sternite of the same, aedeagus (bar scal: 0,1 mm) and particular of the scales of Indolinus leigong nov.sp. (59-62).