Pinocolis congoensis ( Gridelli, 1928 ) -, 2024

Struyve, Tim, 2024, Revision of the Afrotropical Pinophilina (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) Part 1: genera, Pinachenium, Pinoplanus, Pinobelus and Pinocolis, Belgian Journal of Entomology 152, pp. 1-75 : 38-39

Pinocolis congoensis ( Gridelli, 1928) - comb. nov.

Figs 8 A , 14 A-B

Pinophilus congoensis Gridelli, 1928: 127

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED

Gabon: Congo Francese, Lambarene, XI-XII/1902, L. Fea: 1 ♀ holotype ( MSNG) .

NON TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED

Congo-Kinshasa: Kwango: terr. De Feshi, rive dr. Kwenge , III/1959, Mme J. Leleup, humus dans résidu forestier: 1 ♀ ( RMCA) ; Kwango: terr. De Feshi, rive dr. Kwenge , III/1959, Mme J. Leleup leg.: 1 ♀ ( RBINS) ; Kavimvira ( Uvira ), à la lumière, G. Marlier, 1-15/V/1955: 1 ♀ ( RMCA) ; P.N.G., Miss. H. De Saeger , 14/VIII/1952, H. De Saeger: 1 ♂ ( RMCA) ; Flandria, 1931, R.P. Hulstaert: 1 ♀ ( RMCA) .

COMMENTS

The old colony “ French Congo ” included for some time also a part of Gabon and central African Republic. I have found a Lambaréné in recent maps in Gabon.

Figures

Fig. 8. A-F, Head, dorsal view. A, Pinocolis congoensis (Gridelli, 1928). B, P. semiopacinus (Fagel, 1963). C, P. singularis (Cameron, 1952). D, P. annabellae (Lecoq, 1990). E, P. alacus sp. nov. F, P. altivagans (Bernhauer, 1934). Scale bar: 1 mm.

Fig. 14. A-J, aedeagus, ventral and lateral view. A-B, Pinocolis congoensis (Gridelli, 1928). C-D, P. semiopacinus (Fagel, 1963). E-F, P. singularis (Cameron, 1952). G-H, P. annabellae (Lecoq, 1990). I-J, P. alacus sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm.