Sunius ibizae, Assing & A, 2008

Assing, V. & A, North, 2008, A revision of the Sunius species of the Western Palaearctic region and Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 5-135 : 60-62

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13133503
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13133635
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F287B9-5E1A-FFC9-FF6D-DA73CF2CFD27
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Sunius ibizae
status	sp. nov.

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4.25. Sunius ibizae View in CoL nov.sp. ( Figs. 45-49 View Figs 42-49 , Map 11 View Map 11 )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype 3: " Ibiza , Umg. San Miguel, lg. H. Franz / Sp 720-23 [overleaf] / Holotypus 3 Sunius ibizae sp. n. det. V. Assing 2007" ( NHMW) . Paratypes: 2♀♀: same data as holotype ( NHMW, cAss) ; 4♀♀: " Ibiza , Sierra Grosa, lg. H. Franz / Sp 719 [overleaf]" ( NHMW, cAss) ; 1♀: " Insel Ibiza , lg. H. Franz / Sp 726" ( NHMW) ; 1♀: " Umg. Ibiza , Insel Ibiza / Sp 726 [overleaf] / Hypomedon melanocephalus F., H. Coiffait det. 1966" ( NHMW) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: 3.5-4.2 mm. In external and sexual characters highly similar to S. mallorcensis , but distinguished as follows:

Parts of head and elytra usually slightly darker than pronotum. Head as wide as long or weakly oblong; microsculpture on frons more distinct. Eyes more prominent ( Figs 45-46 View Figs 42-49 ).

Elytra longer and broader, 1.1-1.2 times as wide and 0.85-0.95 times as long as pronotum ( Figs 45-46 View Figs 42-49 ). Hind wings of reduced length, but rudiments much longer than in S. mallorcensis . Abdominal tergite VII as in S. mallorcensis with or without narrow rudiment of a palisade fringe.

3: sternite VIII as in Fig. 47 View Figs 42-49 ; aedeagus with similar internal structures as in S. mallorcensis , but apex of ventral process of different shape ( Figs 48-49 View Figs 42-49 ).

E t y m o l o g y: The name (noun, genitive) refers to the fact that this species is probably endemic to Ibiza.

C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s: The species is reliably distinguished from similar species only based on the shape and internal structures of the aedeagus.

D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d b i o n o m i c s: AllthetypespecimensarefromIbiza, (Baleares, Spain), where the species is probably endemic. Bionomic data are not specified on the labels.