Banatotyphlus albensis, Struyve, 2022

Struyve, Tim, 2022, On the soil dwelling Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of Romania, Belgian Journal of Entomology 127, pp. 1-22 : 16-17

Banatotyphlus albensis sp. nov.

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Figs 4 G , 9 C-D

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. HOLOTYPE. ROMANIA: Blandiana, 29.III.2019, 46.005°N 23.369°E: 1 male deposited in the HNHM. PARATYPES. Blandiana , 29.III.2019, 46.005°N 23.369°E: 1 male (cStr) + 1 female ( HNHM).

ETYMOLOGY. The type material was found in the county Alba in Romania.

DESCRIPTION. MEASUREMENTS: HL: 0.1100; HW: 0.1250; PL: 0.1250; PW: 0.1225; EL: 0.0950; EW: 0.1250; AL: 0.1550; TL: 1. mm.

Typical Banatotyphlus like the description, including mouthparts and modified setae on the front tarsi. Externally less like the other three known species from this genus. Excavation of the last complete sternite of the male more rounded compared to the other known species and labrum with three teeth, of which the middle is bifid. Aedeagus more elongate than that of the other known species.

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. 9. Aedeagus in lateral (A and C) and ventral views (B and D). A-B, Banatotyphlus siclus sp. nov. C-D, Banatotyphlus albensis sp. nov. Scale bar: 0,05 mm.