Thyreocephalus magnus

Janák, Jiří & Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2015, Revision of the genus Thyreocephalus and description of Afrus gen. nov. of Africa south of the Sahara (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 4038 (1), pp. 1-94 : 47

T. magnus group

Large to extremely large species (13–35 mm), body dark brown with reddish or reddish brown elytra ( Figs. 106 , 124 ). Head with interior ocular puncture situated far from inner margin of eye ( Figs. 114 , 119 ), ocular groove between interior ocular puncture and inner border of eye very short and shallow, temples with one large setiferous postocular puncture ( Fig. 107 , 125 ), labrum lobate ( Figs. 115 , 120 ).

Figures

FIGURES 102 – 107. 102, 103, Thyreocephalus meridioafricanus sp. nov.; 104, 105, T. giganteus Janák; 106, 107, T. magnus Janák; 102, 104, 106, habitus; 103, 105, 107, head. Scale 1 mm.

FIGURES 124 – 129. 124, 125, Thyreocephalus michaeli Janák; 126, 127, T. ferox (Harold); 128, 129, T. raptor Tottenham; 124, 126, 128, habitus; 125, 127, 129, head. Scale 1 mm.

FIGURES 114 – 118. Thyreocephalus magnus Janák; 114, head and pronotum (iop—interior ocular puncture, pop—postocular puncture); 115, labrum; 116, male tergite 10; 117, male sternite 9; 118, aedeagus.

FIGURES 119 – 123. Thyreocephalus michaeli Janák; 119, head and pronotum; 120, labrum; 121, male tergite 10; 122, male sternite 9; 123, aedeagus.