Euconnus (Glabriconnus) februarius, Jałoszyński, 2016

Jałoszyński, Paweł, 2016, Taxonomy of ' Euconnus complex'. Part VII. Glabriconnus, a new subgenus of Euconnus from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae), Zootaxa 4084 (4) : -

Euconnus (Glabriconnus) februarius sp. n.

( Figs 26–27 , 32–33 , 38 )

Type material. Holotype ( MADAGASCAR): ♂, two labels: " ADR / Feb.2013/11 MADAGASCAR / ANDRANOMENA Sp. Res. 48 m, / „Circuit Trois Lacs”, 3.ii. 2013 / S20º0.8' 49.7'' E44º31'30.0'' / sifting litter; Winkler app. extr.; L.S. / Rahanitriniaina & E.M. Rabotoson lgt." [white, printed], " EUCONNUS / (GLABRICONNUS) / februarius m. /det. P. Jałoszyński, 2015 / HOLOTYPUS " [red, printed] ( MMBC).

Diagnosis. Small species, BL <2 mm; frons with two rounded longitudinal carinae converging posteriorly; pronotum with two parallel lateral hypomeral grooves at each side; elytra oval, similarly narrowing posteriorly and anteriorly; aedeagus three times as long as broad, broadest in proximal third.

Description. Externally indistinguishable from E. andranomenaus , only measurements and differences are given here. BL 1.90 mm; HL 0.35 mm, HW 0.39 mm, AnL 0.75 mm; PL 0.50 mm, PW 0.55 mm; EL 1.05 mm, EW 0.83 mm, EI 1.27.

Aedeagus ( Figs. 26–27 , 32–33 ) strongly elongate, AeL 0.65 mm, in ventral view broadest near proximal third and with gradually but strongly narrowing apical region, subtriangular apical region with rounded apex; in lateral view median lobe with apical portion strongly bent dorsally and apex curved ventrally; endophallus strongly asymmetrical, with two subapical bunches of dense elongate needle-like sclerites pointing distally; parameres broad, each with several apical and subapical setae, of which three reach or slightly exceed apex of median lobe.

Female. Unknown or indistinguishable from E. februarius (see Remarks for the latter species).

Etymology. The name februarius (a noun in apposition) refers to the month in which this species has been collected.

Distribution. Central-western Madagascar ( Fig. 38 ).

Remarks. See remarks for the previous species.

Figures

FIGURE 38. Distribution of Euconnus (Glabriconnus) spp. in Madagascar.

FIGURES 20 – 27. Euconnus (Glabriconnus) banari sp. n. (20 – 22), Euconnus (Glabriconnus) andranomenaus sp. n. (23 – 25) and Euconnus (Glabriconnus) februarius sp. n. (26 – 27). Left protibia of male in mesal (inner) view (20, 23); aedeagus in ventral (21, 24, 26) and lateral (22, 25, 27) views.

FIGURES 28 – 33. Euconnus (Glabriconnus) banari sp. n. (28 – 29), Euconnus (Glabriconnus) andranomenaus sp. n. (30 – 31) and Euconnus (Glabriconnus) februarius sp. n. (32 – 33). Aedeagus in ventral (28, 30, 32) and lateral (29, 31, 33) views.