Ischnopodachilensis Pa, 2006

PA – NIK, GRZEGORZ, 2006, Taxonomy and phylogeny of the World species of the genus Ischnopoda Stephens, 1837 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 1179 (1), pp. 1-96 : 56-57

Ischnopodachilensis Pa ś nik, sp. n. ( Figs. 51–52 )

Type material. Holotype: ♂: Chile, San Felipe , Estero Quilpue, 19.I–9.II.1999, I. Ribera ( BMNH) ; Paratype: ♂: Chile, Coyhaique , I–II.1999, sandy river bank ( BMNH) .

Description. Body. Length 2.4–2.5 mm, convex, parallel­sided, glossy; head black, pronotum red, elytra dark brown, abdomen black with tergites 3–4 brown, legs red, antennae brown with antennomere 1 red.

Head subquadrate in outline, convex; eyes large, moderately protruding from lateral contours of head, length of each seen from above longer than postocular region; surface without microsculpture, puncturation fine and dense. Antennae short, clearly increased in width apically, antennomeres 2 and 3 subequal in length, antennomeres 4–6 longer than wide, antennomeres 7–10 as long as wide, antennomere 11 nearly conical.

Pronotum transverse, lateral sides gradually narrowed in straight line to obtuse hind angles; before base with small and shallow transverse impression; surface without microsculpture, puncturation very fine, pinprick­like and dense; pubescence at midline directed entirely anteriorly.

Elytra subquadrate, at suture as long as pronotum at midline; surface without microsculpture; puncturation fine and dense.

Abdomen parallel­sided, bases of tergites 3–5 each with deep transverse impression, impressions coarsely and densely punctuate, tergal puncturation fine and dense, surface lacking microsculpture.

Male. Aedeagus as in Figs. 51–52 .

Female unknown.

Remarks. See under I. fissicollis .

Distribution. The new species is known only from Chile.

Figures

FIGURES 51–52. Ischnopoda chilensis Paśnik, sp. n.: 51—aedeagus in lateral view, 52—aedeagus in ventral view.