Zuluclavodes briantaylori, Hlavác, 2007

Hlavác, Peter, 2007, Revision of the subtribe Clavigerodina and an annotated catalogue of South African Clavigeritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 65-92 : 85-86

Zuluclavodes briantaylori sp. n.

Figs 31–33 , 35

Etymology: Named after my friend Brian Taylor, Nottingham, who is always ready to help me with the identification of African ants.

Description: Length ơ 2.15–2.23, ^2.19–2.38, maximum width in the middle of abdomen, ơ 0.88–0.93, ^0.86–0.95, about 1.25 times as long as wide; antennae ( Fig. 33 ) with antennomere III about twice as long as II, apical antennomere short, truncate at apex, only about 1.5 times as long as wide and as long as antennomere V, antennomeres III–V subequal in size; pronotum slightly longer than wide, pronotal length/width ratio: 1.05–1.17; elytra about 1.3 times as long as pronotum and about 0.7 times as long as abdomen; mesofemora with sharp, outwardly bent tooth located close to base, mesotibia with smaller thorn located in apical third, metatibia with comb of setae in the middle; aedeagus as in Figs 32, 33 .

Sexual dimorphism: All legs of females simple, lacking spines on mesofemora and mesotibiae, metatibiae lacking comb of setae present in males, with only simple, sparse setation.

Holotype: ơ SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal: ‘[p] S Africa, Zululand, Dukuduku For [est]. Sta [tion]., 28,22°S: 32,19°E [28°22'S: 32°19'E] / [p] 2.iv.1974, E-Y: 312, wet forest litter, leg. Endrödy-Younga / [red label] [p] HOLOTYPE Zuluclavodes briantaylori sp. n., P. Hlavác v det., 2006’ ( TMSA) .

Paratypes: 3ơ 5^same data as holotype; 1^SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal: ‘[p] S Africa: KwaZuluNatal, Kosi Bay forest , [26°58'S: 32°50'E] / [p] 12.xi.2002, E-Y: 3529, sifting, Burger, Harrison, Müller’. 1^MOZAMBIQUE : Inhambane Prov.: ‘[p] S Africa Mozambique, Pomene , 22.59°S: 35.35°E [22°59'S: 35°35'E] / [p] 4.v.1975, E-Y: 355, litt. in coast humm. Leg.A. Strydom’.All bearing the following red label ‘[p] PARATYPE Zuluclavodes briantaylori sp. n., P. Hlavác v det., 2006’ ( TMSA, FMNH, CPH) .

Figures

Figs 31–33. Details of Zuluclavodes briantaylori: (31, 32) aedeagus, dorsal and lateral aspects; (33) last four antennomeres of right antennae.

Fig. 35. Distribution of the subtribe Clavigerodina: • – Zuluclavodes briantaylori; – Dejaegeria joannae.