Afropselaphus frederici, Brachat & Assing, 2021

Brachat, Volker & Assing, Volker, 2021, The Afropselaphus fauna of South Turkey and the Middle East (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (2), pp. 545-568 : 559

Afropselaphus frederici nov.sp. ( Figs 14-15 , Map 1 )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype ♁: " Türkei - Südküste n/w Anamur Ovabaşɪ Umg. Köşekbaşɪ 26.3.97 leg. Brachat" / Afropselaphus frederici spec.nov. ♁ det. Brachat 2021 / Holotypus " (cBra). Paratypes: 2♀♀: same data as holotype (cBra).

E t y m o l o g y: This species is dedicated to Frederic Brachat, the first author´s son.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 1.70-1.75 mm. Other measurements (in mm): HL: 0.34-0.35; HW: 0.26; AL♁: 0.87; AL ♀: 0.83; PpL: 0.34-0.36 mm; PL: 0.28; PW: 0.26; EL: 0.36-0.37; EW: 0.59; AedL: 0.40.

Eyes composed of 7 ommatidia. Antennae slender; all antennomeres longer than broad. Apical club of maxillary palpomere IV 0.18-0.20 mm long, slightly more than half as long as total length of palpomere IV. Pronotum weakly oblong and as broad as head, with distinct median ante-basal fovea.

♁: metaventrite more distinctly convex than in female; sternite IV with small circular medio-basal impression not reaching middle of sternite; aedeagus ( Fig. 14 ) apically weakly curved ventrad; internal sac ( Fig. 15 ) with distinctive internal structures.

C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s: Afropselaphus frederici is reliably distinguished from other species of the A. clavigeroides group only by the shape of the internal structure of the aedeagus.

D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d n a t u r a l h i s t o r y: The type locality is situated to the north of Anamur in western Mersin province, South Turkey ( Map 1 ). The specimens were sifted from litter beneath bushes.

Figures

Map 1: Distribution of Afropselaphus muglanus (black triangle), A. pisidicus (white triangle), A. tenuispinosus (grey triangles), A. wolfi (black stars), A. frederici (white star), A. cilicicus (grey star), A. longispinosus (white circles), A. spoliatus (black circles), A. bispinosus (grey circles), A. clavigeroides (black diamonds), A. assmanni (white diamond), A. aequalis (black square), and A. meybohmi (white square).

Figs 9-16: Afropselaphus pisidicus nov.sp. (9), A. wolfi nov.sp. (10), A. sinuatus nov.sp. (11-12), A. tenuispinosus nov.sp. (13), A. frederici nov.sp. (14-15), and A. cilicicus nov.sp. (16): (9-11, 13-14, 16) aedeagus in dorsal view; (12) aedeagus in ventral view; (15) internal structures of aedeagus. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.