Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 98. (Budapest 2006)

Makranczy, Gy.: Systematics and phylogenetic relationships of the genera in the Carpelimus group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)

times puncture diameters. Elytra very strongly and deeply punctured. Interspaces 0.2-0.8 times diameters. Pronotum with slight microsculpture. Abdominal tergites have strong and dense coriaceous microsculpture, with sparse and very small punctures appearing at places. - Pubescence. Body with medium sparse, very short pubescence, therefore appears rather bare. The fringe of tergum VII is missing on most of the entire width, only the modified medial setae are left. This is another unique feature among Thinodromus. - Secondary sexual features. The males differ from females very slightly, only in the width of the temples relative to the head width at the eyes; temples arc a little bit more (+1.4-3.0%) (<$) or less (+4.4-5.0%) (2) exceeding the eye width. Comparative notes - The species is closely allied to western South American Thinodromus species in the Th. segnis group, out of the Juan Fernandez Islands species Th. skottsbergii (Bernhauer, 1921), from which it differs by the absent fringe on the lateral parts of tergum VII. Etymology - The species is named after its type locality. Thinodromus schillhammeri sp. n. (Fig. 120) Type material - Holotype (c?): "CHINA: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, ca. 10km NW Menglun [8°46'0"N, 82°12'0"W], ca. 700m, 7.XI.1999, leg. Jäch, et al. (CWBS 359)" (NHMW). Paratypes (8): CHINA: NW-Hunnan, Wulingyuan, N Dayong Suoxiyu, 400m, 31.X. 1993, leg. SCHILLHAMMER (5) (NHMW, 2); Sichuan, ca. 14km N Ya'an City, rd. to Shangli [8°46'0"N, 82°12'0"W], 800m, 8.VI. 1996, leg. Jl & WANG (5) (CWBS 221) (NHMW, l.SEMC, 1, FMNH, 1). N-LAOS, Prov. Lg. Nam Tha, ca. 20km SE Muang Sing [8°46'0"N, 82°12'0"W], 950m, 12-13.VI.1996, leg. SCHILLHAMMER (25) (NHMW, 1, MNHG, 1, BMNH, 1). Description - Measurements (in mm, n=9): HW = 0.66 (0.62-0.70); TW = 0.59 (0.57-0.60); PW = 0.61 (0.58-0.64); SW = 0.87 (0.80-0.92); AW = 0.91 (0.84-0.94); HL = 0.43 (0.41-0.46); EL = 0.20 (0.19-0.22); TL = 0.12 (0.10-0.14); PL = 0.57 (0.53-0.60); SL = 0.97 (0.88-1.04); SC = 0.94 (0.86-1.00); BL = 3.80 (3.58-4.02); Head+pronotum+elytra = 2.09 (2.02-2.22) mm. - Colour. Body and antennae uniformly slightly reddish dark brown, almost black. Mouthparts and legs are medium to dark brown. - Shape and sculpture. The head (except very base of vertex and tops of supraantennal ridges), posterior 1/3 of pronotum, a small area on the elytra immediately behind the scutellum, the 2nd tergite and partially the bases of the other tergites covered with very strong and rough scabrous sculpture, making them appear dull. - Punctation and microsculpture. Punctation on the elytra strong and deep, but not even. Interspaces typically range from 0.5 to 2.0 times puncture diameters. T7 has medium wide, even fringe. Tarsal lobes are thin. - Pubescence. Medium dense, evenly sized, thin pubescence throughout. Sides of pronotum and abdomen have a couple of strong, dark, long spurs. Comparative notes - The species is closely allied to Th. assamensis (CAMERON, 1930), but differs in size and sculpture: smaller and pronotum in the anterior half very shiny.