Paraploderus leleupi, Makranczy, 2016

Makranczy, György, 2016, Review Of The Genus Paraploderus Herman, 1970 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 62 (1), pp. 59-116 : 72-73

Paraploderus leleupi sp. n.

(Figs 18–22, 81)

Typematerial – Holotype (m): ANGOLA: Saurimo, Forêt-galerie , chutesR. Chicapa [09°29’S, 20°20’E, 1050 m], 28. VI.1964, leg. Luna de Carvalho ( FMHD#64-242 ) ( FMNH) ; Paratypes (8): Alto Cuílo, Cuílo river, Poste de Cacolo , 1200 m [10°08’42”S, 19°15’58”E], V.1954, leg. A. de Barros Machado (4072-2) (1, MRAC) , same but (4082-4) (1 f, MRAC, 1 BMNH); Tcha- Pemba, galleryforestoftheLunguenariver, tributaryoftheLuangue, Poste de Xá-Cassau , 1050 m [08°56‘02“S, 20°16‘28“E], V.1954, leg. A. de Barros Macha- do (4077.5) (1, MRAC) ; BURUNDI [Urundi]: terr. Bururi, 900 m, Nyamurembe [04°01‘S, 29°31‘E], 7.III.1953, leg. P. Basilewsky (1 m, MRAC) ; D. R. CONGO: Kivu, territoire de Kabare, Nyakasiba [01°22‘S, 28°58‘E], 1900 m, VI.1951, leg. N. Leleup, envestigedeforêt ombrophile (1 f, MRAC, 1 f, NHMW) ; ParcNationalGarambaII/dd/4 [cellulebiologique II, 03°58‘N, 29°22‘E], 17.I.1952, leg. J. Verschuren (3035) (1, MRAC) .

Description – Measurements (in mm, n = 9): EW = 0.47 (0.44–0.50); TW = 0.47 (0.45– 0.51); PW = 0.51 (0.48–0.53); SW = 0.56 (0.55–0.60); AW = 0.61 (0.56–0.64); HL = 0.30 (0.28– 0.32); EL = 0.12 (0.11–0.12); TL = 0.08 (0.07–0.09); PL = 0.36 (0.35–0.38); SL = 0.51 (0.48–0.54); SC = 0.48 (0.45–0.51); FB = 1.22 (1.15–1.30); BL = 2.39 (2.09–2.83). Habitus as in Fig. 81 . Head reddishdarkbrown, pronotummediumtodarkbrownwithslightorangishtint, elytra andabdomenslightlydarker, darkbrown. Legs, antennaeandmouthpartsmediumbrown toochre, apicesofmandiblesinfuscate. Head transversewithrounded, bulgingtemples justslightlywiderthaneyes. Clypeuswithveryscattered, minutepuncturesonly, with feebletracesofmicrosculptureandunevennesslaterallyonsurface. Epistomalsuturebetweentipsofsupraantennalprominencesoronlyalittlebehindimaginarylineconnecting them. Medialportionofoccipitalgroovebendinganteriorly, necklaterallywithtracesof coriaceousmicrosculpturewithisodiametriccells, mediallyonlywithtracesofit, mostly shiny. Vertexwithveryscattered, indefinite-borderedandvariouslysized (somelargeand deep) punctures; punctationneartemplesmuchdenserandobscurespostocularridge. Faintlongitudinalimpressionsrunningonbothsidesofvertexfromepistomalsutureto occipitalgroove, becomingmoremarkedposteriorly. Headsurfaceotherwiseshiny, withoutmicrosculpture. Pronotum withcomplete, thinmarginalbead. Surfaceshiny, without anymicrosculpturebutpuncturedlikehead, withscattered, indefinite-bordered, mostly ratherlargepits, slightlyumbilicate. Longitudinalmidlineunmarkedbutpuncturesmissingonabroadstripeonbothsidesandpartlyalonghindmargin. Onbothsidesofmidline middle-posterior 3/5 ofdiscslightlyimpressed. Elytra withdiscgentlyconvex, twolongitudinalimpressionsbehindscutellumextendingalongsuture. Epipleuralridgepresent onalmostentirelength. Thinmarginalbeadwithobscureconnectiontoepipleuralridge continuingalongposteriormargin, notreachingsuturalcorner, slightlycurvinganteriorly beforeit. Alongsutureveryfinemarginalbeadonlyconspicuousbecauseofdarkercolour. Elytralpunctationratherdeep, obscuredbyunevensurface, moreorlessequallyspaced, moderatelydense, missingonathin, slightlyelevatedstripealongsuture. Abdomen shiny andsmoothwithonlytinyinsertionpointsofsetaeandextremelyfaintcoriaceousmicrosculpturewithisodiametriccells. MalesterniteVIIIasinFig. 20, aedeagusasinFigs 18–19, femalesterniteVIIIasinFig. 21, spermathecaasinFig. 22.

Distribution – CurrentlyonlyknownfromAngola, BurundiandtheD. R. Congo.

Etymology – NamedafterNarcisseLeleup (1912–2001), whomadeamajorcontributiontotheknowledgeofAfricanstaphylinidsandcollectedsomeoftheparatypes.

Remarks – TheAngolanspecimensaresomewhatlightercoloured, while theother 3 paratypesaredarker – thiscouldbeduetovariationorartifactof preservation.

Figures

Figs 80–82. Habitus of Paraploderus species. 80 = P. parcepunctus (Fauvel, 1905), 81 = P. leleupi sp. n., 82 = P. notabilis (Cameron, 1950).