Afropselaphus latibasalis, 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 : 562-563

Afropselaphus latibasalis nov.sp. ( Fig. 22 , Map 2 )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype ♁: " N37°15'53 E 36°36' (2) TR Osmaniye n Bahçe Bekdemir 1200 m Brachat & Meybohm 21.4.2007 / Afropselaphus latibasalis spec. nov. ♁ det. Brachat 2021 / Holotypus " (cBra). Paratypes: 6♁♁: same data as holotype (cBra).

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet (adjective) alludes to the broad-based internal structure of the aedeagus.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length 1.65-1.80 mm. Other measurements (in mm): HL: 0.35-0.36; HW: 0.24-0.26; AL: 0.82-0.88; PpL: 0.35-0.36 mm; PL: 0.30-0.32; PW: 0.27- 0.28; EL: 0.36-0.38; EW: 0.59-0.61; AedL: 0.36-0.39.

Head little more than 1.3 times as long as broad. Eyes composed of 6-7 ommatidia. Antennae slender; all antennomeres oblong. Apical club of maxillary palpomere IV slightly more than half as long as total length of palpomere IV. Pronotum weakly oblong and slightly broader than head, with a transverse median ante-basal fovea.

♁: metaventrite convex, with scattered long setae, and with two series of setae in postero-median portion; sternite IV with a shallow medio-basal impression extending beyond middle of sternite, lateral margins of this impression with a series of short setae; aedeagus ( Fig. 22 ) apically weakly curved ventrad; internal structure of distinctive shape.

C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s: Afropselaphus latibasalis is distinguished from the similar A. longispinosus and A. spoliatus by the presence of two series of setae on the male metaventrite and 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 Bahçe in Osmaniye province, central southern Turkey ( Map 2 ). The specimens were sifted from fern and bush litter between large rocks at an altitude of 1200 m.

Figures

Map 2: Distributions of Afropselaphus sinuatus (black triangle), A. adanicus (white circle), A. latibasalis (black star), A. trispinosus (black circles), A. kizilicus (white diamonds), and A. inaequalis (black diamond).

Figs 17-22: Afropselaphus longispinosus nov.sp. (17-19) from Kahramanmaraş (17) and Osmaniye (18-19), A. adanicus nov.sp. (20), A. spoliatus nov.sp. (21), and A. latibasalis nov.sp. (22): aedeagus in dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.