Sagola prowellae Park and Carlton, new species

(Figs. 66e, 66k, 66s, 67)

Type Material. Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Wellington: 1♂ (NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “New Zealand WN Johnson’ s Hill Karori 22 IV 1991 ”, “ HOLOTYPE Sagola prowellae Park and Carlton 2013 ”. The original label does not mention who collected the specimen, but it was collected by J. Nunn. Paratypes (n = 2: 1 male; 1 female). NEW ZEALAND: Wellington: 1♂ (JTN), Johnson’ s Hill, Karori, 17 VII 1988, J. Nunn; 1♀ (JTN), Johnson’ s Hill, Karori, 28 II 1987, J. Nunn .

Etymology. This species is named for one of the enthusiastic supporters of this study, Dorothy Prowell. She was a member of the first author’ s PhD advisory committee and provided valuable advice during this study, a major component of his dissertation.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other species of the major species-group by the following combination of characters: body small, length 1.5–1.7 mm; eye large and prominent, two-thirds length of temple; ventral temple of male head with depressed and distinctly projecting temporal lobe, surface concave; shape of antennomeres and genitalia unique to species; only known from Wellington.

Description. Length 1.5–1.7 mm. Body brown, antennae, legs, maxillary palpi, and elytra paler (Fig. 66e). Head: Male head triangular, widest across temples (Fig. 66e). Female head bluntly triangular, widest across eyes. Ventral temple of male head with depressed and distinctly projecting temporal lobe, surface concave (Fig. 66s). Thick, dense setae on male gular depression. Antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide with dull surface, 2 longer than wide, 3–10 subquadrate. Frontal sulcus shallow, reaching midpoint of eye. Anterior frontal fovea oval, partially covered by frontal rostrum, posterior frontal fovea oval. Eye large and prominent, two-thirds length of temple. Thorax: Prosternum as long as wide, widest at one-third length. Elytra rectangular (Fig. 66e). Meso- and metathorax trapezoidal, longer than wide. Abdomen: Tergite IV with pair of transverse patches of microtrichia reaching middle. Aedeagus: Median lobe of genitalia broader apically with tube extending from apex (Fig. 66k). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rounded (Fig. 66k). Parameres symmetrical and narrow, with process at midpoint, setose from midpoints to apices (Fig. 66k).

Distribution. Wellington (Fig. 67: white circle).

Habitat. Unknown.