Notothecta hipponensis ( FAUVEL , 1886), 2014

Assing, V., 2014, On the Staphylinidae of Israel II, with a revision of some species of Dinusa SAULCY (Insecta: Coleoptera), Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2), pp. 1179-1210 : 1206

Notothecta hipponensis ( FAUVEL, 1886) , nov.comb. ( Figs 52-55)

Dinusa hipponensis FAUVEL, 1886: 85 .

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype [in poor condition; dissected prior to the present study]: "Bòne 3 / Oxysoma Schaumii Kr. / hipponensis Fvl. / Coll. et det. A. Fauvel, Dinusa, R.I.Sc.N.B. 17.479 / Eidodinusa hipponensis (Fvl.) , det. R. Pace 1986, Holotypus / Holotypus Dinusa hipponensis Fauvel , rev. V. Assing 2014 / Notothecta hipponensis (Fauvel) , det. V. Assing 2014" ( IRSNB).

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on "Un seul exemplaire" from "Bòne" ( FAUVEL 1886). The holotype, which had been dissected prior to the present study and which is in poor condition, was located in the Fauvel collection. An examination of the specimen revealed that it belongs to the Athetini . Based on the morphology of the aedeagus, the habitus, and the shape of the antennae, it is transferred to the genus Notothecta THOMSON, 1858 . The species is distinguished from other Notothecta species by the broader body (pronotum and elytra more transverse) alone. The habitus, the forebody, the median lobe of the aedeagus, and the male tergite VIII are illustrated in Figs 52-55.