Sagola thorpei is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae.[1] The species was first described by Jong-Seok Park and Christopher E. Carlton in 2014, and is endemic to New Zealand.
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| Dorsal view of holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
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| Ventral view of holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Sagola |
| Species: | S. thorpei
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| Sagola thorpei Park & Carlton, 2014
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Slovakian entomologist Jong-Seok Park and Christopher E. Carlton in 2014, based on a holotype collected by John Early and Stephen E. Thorpe in November 1999 from Cuvier Island.[2][3] Park and Carlton named the species after Thorpe.[2]
Description
editS. thorpei has a brown body and a length between 2.7–3.2 mm (0.11–0.13 in). It can be distinguished from other members of Sagola due to having antennomeres 1 and 4 elongated (three times longer than side), well-developed hind wings and a unique genitalia shape.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, known to occur in islands of the Hauraki Gulf and off the northeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sagola thorpei Park, Jong-Seok & Carlton, 2014". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Park, J.-S.; Carlton, C. E. (December 2014). "A Revision of the New Zealand Species of the Genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 68 (mo4): 1–156. doi:10.1649/072.068.0MO4.1. ISSN 0010-065X. Wikidata Q54554278.
- ^ "Sagola thorpei". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 27 August 2024.