Philhygra polaris Bernhauer 1901
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Philhygra polaris (Bernhauer, 1901)
(Figs. 1 D, 5A–B)
Atheta (Metaxya) polaris Bernhauer, 1901: 536.
Atheta (Hygroecia) polaris: Brundin, 1944: 199 (as valid species). Philhygra polaris: Lohse et al. 1990: 168 (as valid species).
Atheta (Philhygra) polaris: Paśnik, 2001: 206; Smetana, 2004: 392 (as valid species). Philhygra polaris: Gouix & Klimaszewski, 2007: 95 (as valid species).
Description. Body length 4.0– 4.5 mm. Body (Fig. 1 D) robust, generally dark brown to black; antennae and legs paler; elytra reddish brown to dark brown. Head narrower than pronotum; eyes prominent, about as long as tempora; antennae long and slender, antennomeres 4–10 slightly elongate, 11 about as long as preceding two combined; labrum emarginate in anterior margin; a-sensillum relatively long and setaceous; medial pseudopores absent, lateral pseudopores present in prementum. Pronotum slightly transverse, approximately 1.15–1.20 times as wide as long, widest in apical third; pubescence in midline directed anteriorly. Elytron approximately 1.65 times as long as wide; postero-lateral margin very weakly sinuate. Male tergite VIII with 7 macrosetae on each side of midline, posterior margin subtruncate; male sternite VIII with 9 macrosetae on each side of midline, posterior margin subtruncate, weakly emarginate at middle; posterior margin of female tergite VIII similar to male tergite VIII; posterior margin of female sternite VIII broadly round. Aedeagus as in Figs. 5 A–B.
Material examined. KOREA: 3 ex., Jonggak-san Mts., 29 v 1974, ISEA. Distribution. Europe, Korea, Nearctic Region and Russia (East Siberia, West Siberia, Far East) (Smetana 2004).
Remarks. No specimens were available for dissection. Therefore, we could not describe the mouthparts in detail.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Staphylinidae
- Genus
- Philhygra
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Bernhauer
- Species
- polaris
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Philhygra polaris Bernhauer, 1901 sec. Lee & Ahn, 2012
References
- Bernhauer, M. (1901) Neunte Folge neuer Staphyliniden aus Europa, nebst Bemerkungen. Verhandlungen der kaiserlichkoniglichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 50, 532 - 541.
- Brundin, L. (1944) Monographie der palaearktischen Arten der Atheta - Untergattung Hygroecia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 53 (1942), 129 - 301.
- Lohse, G. A., Klimaszewski, J. & Smetana, A. (1990) Revision of Arctic Aleocharinae of North America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 44 (2), 121 - 202.
- Pasnik, G. (2001) The North Korean Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): diversity and biogeography. Acta Zoological Cracoviensia, 44, 185 - 234.
- Smetana, A. (2004) Subfamily Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821. In: Lobl, I. & Smetana, A. (Eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 2. Hydrophiloidea, Histeroidea, Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, pp. 353 - 494.
- Gouix, N. & Klimaszewski, J. (2007) Catalogue of aleocharine rove beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Pensoft, Sofia. 165 pp.