The Neotropical species of the genera Pseudespeson L, 1994 and Espeson S, 1882 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) Irmler, U. Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2012 2012-12-20 62 2 331 360 3BJGT Irmler, 2012 Irmler 2012 [181,361,1071,1095] Insecta Staphylinidae Espeson GBIF Animalia Coleoptera 15 346 Arthropoda species simplex sp. nov.   Type material:   Holotype, male:  Brazil:Nova Teutonia, without further data, leg. F. Plaumann( ZMHU), (52.23'W, 27.11'S).   Paratypes: Nova Teutonia,  300-500 melevation, without further data,  1 female, leg. F. Plaumann( ZMHU),  4 males, 3 females,  VI.1960, leg. F. Plaumann( ZMHU, UIC),  2 females,  VII.1959, leg. F. Plaumann( ZMHU),  1 male,  XI.1955, leg. F. Plaumann( ZMHU);   Paraguay: Puerto Presidente Stroessner( Cuidad del Este: 54°61.67'W, 25°51.67'S), Hungarian Zoological Expedition,  1 malefrom ethylene-glycol soil traps,  27.12.1965-  7.1.1966, leg. A. Zicssi( HNMB).   Diagnosis: The impressions on the pronotum are absent in this species and in this respect it resembles  E. adisiand  E. microphthalmus. But in size and colour it is more similar to E. mexicanus. Compared to  E. microphthalmus, elytra of  E. simplexare wider and sides are curved, whereas sides are more or less parallel in  E. microphthalmus. The species is unique by the shape of the abdominal tergite VIII of male that laterally carries a distinct tooth. The two specimenswithout date were already labelled as holotypeand paratypeby Wendeler, but never described.   Description:  Length: 2.3 mm. Colour: dark red, head brown, leg and antennae lighter red.  Head: 0.25 mmlong, 0.33 mmwide; eyes not prominent and small; temples well developed, at least 0.3 times longer than eyes; temples behind eyes shortly parallel, then rounded in a smooth curve; neck distinctly separated from the head; setiferous punctation coarse and dense; distance between punctures less than half as wide as diameter of punctures; on the disc with distinct impunctate midline widened to the front; clypeus sparsely punctate; surface without micro- sculpture and polished.  Antennaeas long as head and pronotum combined; 2nd antennomere globular, 3rd conical, but not longer than 2 nd, antennomeres 4 and 5 quadrate, the following antennomeres slightly wider than long; 8 thantennomere slightly smaller than preceding and following antennomeres.  Pronotum: 0.30 mmlong, 0.37 mmwide; widest in the anterior third, rounded in a smooth curve to the front edge; without distinct front angles; posteriad with emargination, forming a nearly rectangular angle; setiferous punctation coarse and dense, puncture still deeper and larger than on head; distance between punctures less than 1/4 as wide as diameter of punctures; surface without microsculpture and polished.  Elytra: 0.43 mmlong, 0.50 mmwide; widest in the posterior half; posterior angles rounded in a smooth curve; shoulders indistinct, too; setiferous punctation as large as on pronotum, but slightly sparser; between setiferous coarse punctation a finer and sparser micro-punctation; distance between coarser punctures irregular, on average half as wide as diameter of punctures.  Abdomenwith anterior tergites as coarsely and densely punctate as on head, posterior tergite sparser and finer punctate; abdominal tergite VIII in male emarginate at posterior edge and with lateral tooth; two long setae inserted anteriad and with relatively long and dense pubescence, but with a wide midline without setae.  Aedeagusslender with slightly angulate apical part; basal segment of paramera thick, apical segment slender; apical transparent plate circular; placed on a short stylus.   Etymology: The specific name was adopted from the preliminary name given by Wendeler. The name derived from the same Latin word  simplexmeaning simply and presumably refers to the simple surface of the pronotum without impressions. 3118920383 ZMHU F. Plaumann Brazil Brazil 15 346 1 holotype 3118920352 [106,816,1239,1264] 400 Nova Teutonia 15 346 1 paratype 3118920355 ZMHU F. Plaumann 15 346 1 1 paratype 3118920379 [221,871,1270,1294] 1960-06 ZMHU, UIC F. Plaumann 15 346 7 3 4 paratype 3118920307 1959-07 ZMHU F. Plaumann 15 346 2 2 paratype 3118920320 [413,897,1300,1325] 1955-11 ZMHU F. Plaumann 15 346 1 1 paratype 3118920371 Hungarian Zoological Expedition Paraguay -25.861166 Puerto Presidente Stroessner Cuidad del Este 15 346 1 paratype 3118920302 [231,1093,1362,1386] 1965-12-27 1966-01-07 1965-12-27 HNMB A. Zicssi Paraguay 15 346 1 1 paratype