Banatotyphlus orsovae, Struyve, 2022

Struyve, Tim, 2022, On the soil dwelling Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of Romania, Belgian Journal of Entomology 127, pp. 1-22 : 15

Banatotyphlus orsovae sp. nov.

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Figs 4 E , 8 E-G

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. HOLOTYPE. ROMANIA: Orşova, 26.III.2019, 44.738°N 22.355°E: 1 male deposited in the HNHM. PARATYPES. Orşova, 26.III.2019, 44.738°N 22.355°E: 4 exs. (cStr) , Orşova, 27. V.2015, 44.727°N, 22.361°E: 1 female (cStr).

ETYMOLOGY. The type material was found near the city Orsova.

DESCRIPTION. MEASUREMENTS: HL: 0.130; HW: 0.1425; PL: 0.1375; PW: 0.165; EL: 0.125; EW: 0.1475; AL: 0.210; TL: 1.05 mm.

External hardly different from B. racovitzai , the median tooth on the labrum is a little bigger. Main difference is in the aedeagus: more elongate, ventral process longer, copulatory pieces sticking out of the capsule of the aedeagus. Ventral side of the aedeagus is on the right side of the body. Females can be recognized by the more pronounced median tooth on the labrum.

Figures

Fig. 4. A-G, labrum. A, Cyrtotyphlus carpathica sp. nov. B, Romanotyphlus metaliferensis sp. nov. C, Kladotyphlus ariesensis ariesensis ssp. nov. D, Metrotyphlus banati sp. nov. E, Banatotyphlus orsovae sp. nov. F, Banatotyphlus siclus sp. nov. G, Banatotyphlus albensis sp. nov. H-J, antenna. H, Cyrtotyphlus carpathica sp. nov. I, Romanotyphlus metaliferensis sp. nov. J, Kladotyphlus ariesensis ariesensis. Scale bar: 0,05 mm.

Fig. 8. Aedeagus in lateral (A, C and E), ventral (B, D and F) and dorsal views (G). A-B Metrotyphlus banati sp. nov. C-D, Banatotyphlus racovitzai Decu. E-G, Banatotyphlus orsovae sp. nov. Scale bar: 0,05 mm.