Balchis microptera ( BERNHAUER, 1931 )

Bordoni, Arnaldo, 2019, New data on the Afrotropical Xantholinini. 3. New species from Ethiopia of the Naturkundemuseum, Erfurt (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 69 (1), pp. 79-85 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.69.1.079-085
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5742807
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ED0487B7-FFA7-1B7D-FCBD-0FB6FB863A91
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scientific name	Balchis microptera ( BERNHAUER, 1931 )
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Balchis microptera ( BERNHAUER, 1931) View in CoL

Examined material: Ethiopia, Oromia prov., SW slope Mt Chillalo , 3000-3300 m 07°54'01"N, 39°11'26"E, J. Schmidt 2.XII.22016, 1 ( NME) GoogleMaps .

Distribution: This taxon is known only for the holotype of Mt Chillalo. First record since the description of the species.

Remarks: The male genital segment of Balchis BORDONI, 2016 is peculiar; in fact the pleurae are visibly swollen and well separated by the tergite. This genus seems endemic to Ethiopia and was represented untill now by four species, as indicated in the introduction, from Djem Djem forest (or Djam) near Addis Abeba, Mt Chillalo and Mt Bale ( BORDONI, 2016).