Pinocolis semiopacinus ( Bernhauer, 1934 ) -, 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 : 39

Pinocolis semiopacinus ( Bernhauer, 1934) - comb. nov.

Figs 8 B , 14 C-D

Pinophilus semiopacinus BERNHAUER, 1934: 503

Pinophilus confusus LECOQ, 1986: 156 , unavailable name

Pinophilus vadoni LECOQ, 1990: 349 syn. nov.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED

Madagascar: Mananara Nord, Manambolosy, C.I. Vadon: 1 ♀ holotype P. vadoni (MNHN) .

NON TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED

Madagascar: Piège lumineux, Bassin: Rianla , Riv. Ilanza , Local : Gri-Gri , lat: 18°58’54”S, Long: 48°36’41”E: 1 ♂ ( MNHN) ; est Betsiboka, 1/IV/1993, Kamoeo, Ambohimanatrika , 40 m, 40°10’06”E, 16°28’55”, Elouard leg.: 1 ♀ ( MNHN) ; South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, St. Lucia picnic area, S of Gwalagwala Tr. 3m, 28°23.2’S, 32°24.4’E, 7/II/2004, edge of coastal forest near estuaryblackligt, Newton et al.: 2 ind. ( FMNH) ; KwaZulu-Natal, Umtavuna Nature Reserve , 31°3.8’S, 30°10.4’E, 12-13/I/2016, J. Janák lgt.: 1 ind. (cJan) ; Mpumalanga, 30 km SW of Hectorsprut, Letubi Valley , 27-29/XII/2006, M. Bednařik leg. (cJan); Natal, Sharp 1905: 1 ind. ( NHMUK) ; Zanzibar: without data: 4 ind. ( RBINS) .

COMMENTS

I have seen a ♀ from Zambia and Malawi, but males are needed to confirm it is the same species.

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.