Corynotopsis sp.

Hlavac, Peter, Banar, Petr & Stoces, Dominik, 2024, Clavigeritae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) of the Arabian Peninsula with the description of a new species of Corynotopsis Jeannel, 1951 from Oman, ZooKeys 1198, pp. 173-184 : 173

Corynotopsis sp.

Fig. 1C

Material studied.

1 ♀: Yemen : one label " YEMEN, 1101 m, 20 km / W Lawdar, 26-27.III.2007 / N13°53' E45°48' / P. Kabátek lgt." [white, printed] (MHNG) .

Remarks.

This single female certainly represents a new, undescribed species. It is readily separated from all other females of Corynotopsis by: 1) the larger body, length 2.43 mm, maximal width 0.94 mm; 2) the pronotum slightly longer than wide; 3) the pair of paratergal trichomes, fine, formed by one to two macrosetae; and mainly; and 4) by having the sharp, pointed projection on the end of the abdomen. Due to the absence of a male and taking into account the complicated taxonomic situation in C. scotti (see Remarks for that species), we decided not to formally describe this species.

Figures

Figure 1. Dorsal habitus A Corynotopsis omanicus sp. nov., holotype male B Corynotopsis scotti, male C Corynotopsis sp., female. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.