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Acylophorus salifi Lott 2010

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Description

A. salifi group (Lott 2010)

Diagnosis. Disc of pronotum glabrous except for a pair of setae; pubescence on head restricted to small area behind eyes; apex of styles at tip of abdomen covered by bristles and more or less invisible (Fig. 30 in Lott 2010). Pronotum shining, either without microsculpture or, much more rarely, with scattered and sparse micro-punctures. Only last segment of maxillary palpi pubescent, penultimate segment glabrous (Figs. 51–69 in Lott 2010); two pairs of interocular setae present on head. Head smaller, pronotum 1.9x or more wider than head (Figs. 18–20 in Lott 2010); ventral depression at base of head shallow (Fig. 108 in Lott 2010); pubescence behind eyes sparser and less extensive; genae expanded forward in front of eyes. No pigmented area beyond antennal insertion. Metatarsi with four first segments with long terminal setae, last segment with short empodial setae (Figs. 87, 88).

The group contains 4 species from sub-Saharan continental Africa, four following species from Madagascar and one species from Mauritius (Mascarene Islands).

Notes

Published as part of Janák, Jiří, 2018, Revision of the genus Acylophorus Nordmann, 1837 from Madagascar and Mascarene Islands (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae: Acylophorina), pp. 151-191 in Zootaxa 4462 (2) on page 167, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1441457

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Lott
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Acylophorus
Species
salifi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Acylophorus salifi Lott, 2010 sec. Janák, 2018

References

  • Lott, D. A. (2010) The species of Acylophorus Nordmann (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in continental sub- Saharan Africa. Zootaxa, 2401, 1 - 51.