Corresponding author: Jong-Seok Park (
Academic editor: J. Klimaszewski
A new genus and three new species of pselaphine staphylinid beetles, supertribe
Choi S-H, Chandler DS, Park J-S (2019)
The supertribe
In the collections of
The two faronite genera known from extreme southwestern Australia,
Thirty-one specimens were examined from the following collections:
Members of this genus are easily separated from other faronite genera by the following combination of characters: rostrum with linear frontal sulcus (Fig.
Small body size, 1.6–2.0 mm. Body yellowish to reddish brown.
Male habitus photos, dorsal view
Male genitalia of the species of
Generic characters of
Antennae of
Western Australia.
Male specimens have larger eyes than females (Fig.
Based on the thoracic foveal system and the longer abdominal segment VI,
1 | Antennomere III subquadrate, as long as wide (Fig. |
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– | Antennomere III rectangular, longer than wide (Fig. |
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2 | Median lobe of male genitalia with small articulated extension apically (Fig. |
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– | articulated extension of median lobe of male genitalia absent (Fig. |
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This species can be distinguished from
Length 1.7–1.9 mm (Fig.
This species name refers to the sub-apically angulate parameres of the male genitalia.
Western Australia (Fig.
Collection localities of
Specimens of this species were collected using flight intercept traps, or were taken by sifting leaf, bark, log, or fungus in
This species can be distinguished from
Length 1.6–1.9 mm (Fig.
This species is named for one of the collectors of the holotype, the staphylinid specialist Dave J. Clarke.
Western Australia (Fig.
Specimens of this species were collected by sifting leaf, log, bark, moss or fungus litter in
This species can be distinguished from
Length 1.8–2.0 mm (Fig.
This species name refers to the elongate slender parameres of the male genitalia.
Western Australia (Fig.
Specimens of this species were collected using flight intercept traps, or by sifting leaf or log litter.
This work was supported by a research grant of the Chungbuk National University in 2017, and a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR201839201).