Edaphus montoya, Puthz, 2014

Puthz, V., 2014, Review of the New World Edaphus MOTSCHULSKY (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) 120 th Contribution to the Knowledge of Euaesthetinae, Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (1), pp. 799-827 : 811

Edaphus montoya nov.sp. (figs 25, 49)

Type material: Holotype (): PARAGUAY, Itapuá, Yatai, prop. Hostettler family, San Rafael Reserve , 100m, 26 o 38’17’’S, 55 o 39’50’’W, FIT, 21.-15.XI.2000, Z. Falin: in the KSEM.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Macropterous, yellowish brown, shiny, aside of minute setiferous punctures impunctate, pubescence slightly erect.

L e n g t h: 1.5-1.7mm (forebody: 0.8mm).

PM of the ht: HW: 34; DE: 22.5; LE: 10; LT: <1; LG:3; PW: 39; PL: 34; dlbc: 30; EW: 62; EL: 56; SL: 45.

M a l e: Sternite 7 broadly and shallowly emarginate at posterior margin. Sternite 8 (fig. 25). Sternite 9 acute apicomedially, no fields of ha present. SpP tubular, about 1.5x as long as the median lobe, with a long tubular connection with the vs, which is about as long as the apex of the median lobe. Aedeagus (fig. 49), parameres shorter than median lobe, with a moderately long apical and one shorter subapical seta.

Head narrower than pronotum, eyes large, finely facetted, distinct temples absent, ptfF distinct, slightly angular, narrow ampF broader than each of the moderately elevated alpF, flat, no distinct separation between ampF and clp. Antennae moderately long, when reflexed nearly extending to the posterior margin of the pronotum, club 2-segmented, segment 10 distinctly broader than long, segment 11 nearly 3x as long as segment 10. Pronotum broader than long, sides convex anteriorly, anterior angles shortly margined (in dorsal aspect), sides posteriorly concavely constricted; lbc distinct, mbc absent, 6 fairly large bf present, lbf smaller than mbf. Elytra subquadrate, broader than long, sides moderately concavely dilated posteriad, shoulders simple. Mbct3 strong, as long as the tergite.

C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s: This new species resembles many similar species, it may be distinguished as indicated in the key.

Etymology: Since this new species is named in commemoration of Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1585-1652), famous Jesuit of the Paraguay Reductions.