taxonID	type	description	language	source
691C87A1FF816130729236E734A213C8.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 12	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF816130729236E734A213C8.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Reichentomica tasani sp. nov., here designated	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF816130729236E734A213C8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name is a combination of „ Reichen “ referring to the close similar genus Reichenbachia, and „ tomica “ referring to the island São Tomé. Gender feminine.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF816130729236E734A213C8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Head lacking rostrum, lacking frontal fovea, with asetose small dorsal tentorial pits, ventrally with median gular carina reduced to short triangular projection; maxillary palpi about as long as head, palpomere 2 pedunculate at base, gradually thickening distad, about 2.5 times as long as broad at distal part; palpomere 3 quadrate, broader than 2 but much shorter; palpomere 4 strongly elongate, about twice as long as wide, 2.8 times as long as palpomere 3, with base straight, nearly cylindrical in proximal half and evenly, gradually tapering distad to pointed apex, lacking apical sensory appendage. Antennae composed of 11 antennomeres, club trimerous, indistinctly delimited; antennomeres 7 and 8 equal in length and shortest. Pronotum slightly transverse, pronotal disc with small, undiscernible median and larger, asetose lateral antebasal foveae, lacking antebasal sulcus. Elytra with fine, even setation, lacking basal foveae, with shallow entire sutural striae. First visible abdominal tergite (IV) lacking mediobasal and lateral foveae. Aedeagus symmetrical, slightly longer than wide, lacking diaphragm; endophallus lacking sclerites; parameres evenly expanded to apex.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF816130729236E734A213C8.taxon	description	Description. Body (Fig. 1) elongate, moderately slender, convex, moderately shining; reddish-brown, maxillary palpi, antennae and legs slightly lighter; length 1.95 – 2.10 mm, maximum width 0.72 – 0.75 mm. Head subtrapezoidal, about as long as wide, lacking rostrum. Temples round, clearly longer than eyes; vertex and frons confluent, weakly convex; dorsal tentorial pits (= vertexal foveae of Chandler (2001 )) asetose, punctiform, situated between eyes; frontal fovea absent in shallow impression between weakly prominent supra-antennal tubercles; eyes convex, well-defined. Neck region retracted into prothorax, subcylindrical, with well-defined gular plate laterally demarcated by weakly marked gular sutures; posterior tentorial pits small, close to each other, circular, situated in front of transverse impression demarcating neck region ventrally; pre-tentorial gular-submental region transverse, median gular carina reduced to short triangular projection. Antennae composed of eleven antennomeres, slender; antennal insertions broadly separated. Scape cylindrical, about twice as long as wide, over 1.25 times as long as pedicel, antennal club trimerous and indistinctly delimited, antennomere 11 elongate, slightly asymmetrical, over twice as long as 10. Labium not studied. Maxilla with large cardo; basistipes triangular, elongate; mediostipes subtriangular, not longer than basistipes; palpifer elongate. Maxillary palpi (Fig. 9) about as long as head, slender, palpomere 1 minute, elongate, about twice as long as wide; palpomere 2 pedunculate at base, gradually thickening distad, about 2.5 times as long as wide at distal part; palpomere 3 quadrate, wider than 2 but much shorter; palpomere 4 strongly elongate, about twice as long as wide, 2.8 times as long as palpomere 3, slightly shorter than 1 and 2 combined, with straight base, nearly cylindrical in proximal half and evenly, gradually tapering distad to pointed apex, lacking apical sensory appendage. Mandibles (Fig. 8) subtriangular, slightly convex dorsally and concave ventrally, large, with sharp apical tooth and four triangular, rounded pointed mesal pre-apical teeth, first minuscule, second largest, lacking setae. Labrum (Fig. 10) subtrapezoidal, about 1.75 times as long as wide, with rounded antero-lateral margin bearing bunch of long setae, anterior margin straight; anteroventral margin with pair of peg-like sensilla (Fig. 4; ps). Pronotum slightly wider than long, widest near middle, with lateral margins slightly convergent in posterior half, anterior pronotal margin shorter than posterior one, anterior corners not marked, posterior corners distinct, obtuse-angled. Pronotal disc with small, indiscernible median and larger, asetose lateral antebasal foveae, lacking antebasal sulcus. Prosternum (Fig. 2; pst) laterally fused with hypomera; basisternal region distinctly longer than coxal region, setose, with pair of large, widely separated lateral procoxal foveae (Fig. 2, lpcf), median procoxal fovea absent; prosternal process (Fig. 2, psp) subtriangular, not separating procoxae. Hypomera divided by incomplete hypomeral ridges into narrow, elongate inner region and broad outer region, the latter with shallow hypomeral groove (Fig. 2; hyg). Mesonotum (Fig. 3) with transverse, subrectangular mesoscutum (Fig. 3; sc 2) and narrow, elongate mesoscutellum (Fig. 3; scl 2) not delimited by scutoscutellar suture; scutellar shield (Fig. 3, scs) circular, exposed between elytral bases, but extremely small, barely discernible. Mesoventrite (Fig. 4) laterally fused with metaventrite, with massive prepectus (Fig. 4; pr), lacking procoxal rest (Fig. 4; pcr), with median mesoventral fovea (Fig. 4; mmvf), with pair of setose lateral mesoventral foveae (Fig. 4, lmvf) and pair of lateral mesocoxal foveae (Fig. 4, lmcf). Mesoventral ridge (Fig. 4, mvr) distinct, step-wise, reaching anterior margin of mesocoxae, demarcating median region from lateral areas, both almost glabrous. Mesocoxae narrowly separated by elongate, subtriangular mesoventral process (Fig. 4; msvp) with pointed apex reaching middle of mesocoxae, meeting anterior pointed tip of anterior metaventral process (Fig. 4; amtp), both processes flat. Metanotum (Fig. 5) transverse, largely membranous, with short alacristae (Fig. 5; alc) restricted to anterior half of metascutum (Fig. 5; sc 3); metascutellum not differentiated; metapostnotum (Fig. 5; pn 3) short and broad. Metaventrite (Fig. 4) strongly transverse; posterior margins of mesocoxal rests carinate; lateral metaventral foveae (Fig. 4, lmtvf) (not seen in dry mounted specimens) small, punctiform, narrowly separated, asetose, posterior metaventral process (Fig. 4, pmtvp) broad and long, with slightly concave posterior margin. Elytra (Fig. 7) together subtrapezoidal, distinctly longer than pronotum and distinctly shorter than abdomen, lacking basal foveae, with two indistinct subbasal foveae, lacking discal striae, with shallow entire sutural striae. Hind wings reduced. Abdomen (Fig. 6) with first visible (IV) tergite clearly longest, about twice as long as second (V), length of visible tergites decreasing from first (IV) to fourth (VII); all visible tergites lacking transverse mediobasal fovea, discal carinae and basolateral foveae. First three visible paratergites well-developed. Anterior margin of second visible sternite (IV) densely setose, with median impression, clearly longer than third visible sternite (V), all visible sternites lacking basolateral foveae. Legs long and slender, all femora narrowly clavate, tibiae and tarsi slender; tarsi longer than half length of tibiae. Aedeagus (Figs 11 – 12) symmetrical, with median lobe subcircular, slightly longer than wide; distal portion with three projections, middle one slightly longer and pointed to apex, lacking diaphragm; endophallus lacking sclerites; parameres evenly expanded to apex. Sexual dimorphism. Second, third and fouth visible sternites (IV – VI) in males with shallow median impression.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF816130729236E734A213C8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. At first regard Reichentomica is very similar to the world spread genus Reichenbachia Leach, 1826 (278 valid species names, missing in New Zealand), Reichenbachella Jeannel, 1950 (23 valid species names) known from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions and Trissemus Jeannel, 1949 (176 valid species names) known from the Palaearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical regions. All these three genera are readilly separated from Reichentomica by having pronotal median antebasal foveae and two or three basal elytral foveae on each elytron (Jeannel 1959). Reichentomica is the first afrotropical genus of Brachyglutina lacking basal elytral foveae. There are four genera on Madagascar lacking elytral basal foveae, Leiochrotella Jeannel, 1954; Leiochrotidius Jeannel, 1960, Soagella Jeannel, 1960 and Xenobryaxis Jeannel, 1954. All of these differ from Reichentomica by having tegument glabrous, completely lacking pubescence.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF846136729235FA314E1040.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 12	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF846136729235FA314E1040.taxon	materials_examined	Material studied: Holotype, ♁: SÃO TOMÉ, with three labels „ SÃO TOMÉ, 1324 m / Antenna, Bom Successo / 00 ° 16 ′ 31 ′′ N, 06 ° 36 ′ 14 ′′ E / (21 – 29). x. 2016, FIT “ [white, printed], “ Turner, C. R., Tasane, T., leg. / BMNH (E) 2017 - 11 / TripRef: ST- 001 (ANHRT 21) ” [white printed], “ QR code / NHMUK 010584423 ” [white printed] (BMNH). Paratypes: 2 ♁♁, 2 ♀♀: same data as for holotype (BMNH, PCPH).	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF846136729235FA314E1040.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. As for the genus, see above. Aedeagus symmetrical, with median lobe subcircular, distal portion with three projections; endophallous lacking sclerites; parameres expanded to apex, lacking setae, slightly longer than median lobe.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF846136729235FA314E1040.taxon	description	Description. Body light reddish-brown, maxillary palpi and legs slightly lighter; body moderately shiny, with fine, dense setae. Body length 1.95 – 2.10 mm, maximum width 0.72 – 0.75 mm. Head about as long as wide; with two distinct, asetose, well-separated dorsal tentorial pits, located in median line of eyes, distance between them slightly superior to distance from pit to lateral margin of eye; eyes large, slightly proturberant, clearly shorter then temples. Antennae about 0.75 – 0.77 mm long, all antennomeres elongate, scape about 1.2 times as long as pedicel and about twice as long as wide; pedicel 1.6 – 1.7 times longer than wide and about 1.3 times as long as 3, antennomeres 3 1.33 times as long as 4, 4 and 5 equal in length, antennomere 6 1.15 times as long as 5 and 1.4 times as long as 7, antennomeres 7 and 8 equal in length, 7 and 8 equal in length, 9 1.2 timeas long as 8, 10 1.15 as long as wide, 1.3 times as long and 1.4 as wide as 9, terminal antennomere poited at apex, twice as long as 10. Pronotum transverse, widest in mid length, 1.15 times as wide as long, 1.1 times as long as head. Median fovea punctiform, lateral antebasal foveae well-defined, all asetose, lacking transverse antebasal sulcus. Elytra subtrapezoidal, lacking basal foveae, striae or carinae; with fine, dense setation. First visible abdominal tergite (IV) twice as long as second (V), second (V) 1.3 times as long as third (VI) which is 1.6 times as long as fourth (VII). Legs short and slender, all femora clavate, tibiae and tarsi slender; tarsi longer than half length of tibiae. Aedeagus (Figs 11 – 12) symmetrical, with median lobe subcircular, 0.35 mm long and 1.25 as long as wide; parameres 1.15 times as long as median lobe, lacking setae.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF846136729235FA314E1040.taxon	distribution	Distribution. São Tomé. Natural History. All known specimes were collected by flight intercept trap. No other details concerning the ecology of the species is known.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF846136729235FA314E1040.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Tınis Tasane, one of collectors of the type series.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	description	Figs 13 – 14	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	materials_examined	Material studied: Holotype, ♁: SÃO TOMÉ, with three labels „ SÃO TOMÉ, 1324 m / Antenna, Bom Successo / 00 ° 16 ′ 31 ′′ N, 06 ° 36 ′ 14 ′′ E / (21 – 29). x. 2016, FIT “ [white, printed], “ Turner, C. R., Tasane, T., leg. / BMNH (E) 2017 - 11 / TripRef: ST- 001 (ANHRT 21) ” [white printed], “ QR code / NHMUK 010584419 ” [white printed] (BMNH).	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Pronotum with antero-median, deep fovea, with well-defined median and lateral antebasal foveae connected by transverse antebasal sulcus; each elytron with 4 basal foveae, discal stria short, sutural entire; median basal impression of the first visible abdominal tergite (IV) transverse, setose, lacking discal striae; aedeagus elongate, more than 4 times as long as widest part of symmetrical basal capsule of median lobe, basale capsule lacking diaphragm; distal portion of aedeagus strongly asymmetrical bearing three elongate projections; endophalous lacking sclerites.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	description	Description. Body (Fig. 13) reddish-brown, maxillary palpi and legs slightly lighter; whole shiny, with fine, dense setae. Body length 1.36 mm, maximum width 0.38 mm. Head transverse, 1.25 times as wide as long; rostrum narrow, short and wide, supraantennal tubercules welldeveloped; with two large, setose, well-separated dorsal tentorial pits connected by U-shaped, well-defined sulcus, tentorial pits located in median line of eyes, distance between them equal to distance from pit to lateral margin of eye; eyes large, slightly proturberant, about as long as temples. Antennae 0.41 mm long, with eleven antennomeres, antennal club trimerous, weakly demarcated, scape about 1.8 times as long as pedicel and about twice as long as wide; pedicel slightly longer than wide and about 2.5 times as long as antennomere 3 which is quadrate and shortest, antennomeres 4 – 9 transverse, subequal in length, 7 1.75 times as wide as long, 9 2.5 times as long as wide, 10 twice as long as IX and 1.5 as wide as long, antennomere 11 about as long as scape, 1.5 times as long as wide, 2.25 times as long as 10, pointed to apex. Pronotum slightly transverse, widest in mid length, 1.05 times as wide as long, 1.2 times as long as head, smooth, lacking microsculpture. Median and lateral antebasal foveae well-defined, connected by deep transverse antebasal sulcus, with deep antero-median fovea. Lateral sides of posterior margin with transverse impression. Elytra with even, dense setation, with dense setae on posterior elytral margin, with four basal foveae, two inner foveae confluent, discal striae born on posterior margin of third inner fovea, short, not reaching half of elytral length, sutural striae entire. Hind wings developed. First visible abdominal tergite (IV) with larger, transversal basal fovea, discal carinae indiscernible, about as long as second (V) and third (VI) visible tergites, forth visible tergite (VII) 1.57 times as long as third (VI). Legs short and slender, all femora clavate, tibiae and tarsi slender; tarsi longer than half length of tibiae. Aedeagus (Fig. 14) elongate, about 0.3 mm long, more than 4 times as long as widest part of symmetrical basal capsule of median lobe, basale capsule lacking diaphragm; distal portion of aedeagus demarcated by distinct constriction, strongly asymmetrical bearing three elongate projections, left most projection with a row of setae, single left projection wide distaly, right projections slender; endophallus lacking sclerites. Sexual dimorphism. Female unknown.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. São Tomé. Natural History. The only known specimen was collected by a flight intercept trap. No other details concerning the ecology of the species is known.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Clive R. Turner, one of collectors of the holotype.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF856135729236C331E0109C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Afroplectus Jeannel, 1952 is one of the largest pselaphine genera with 222 valid species names, and is exclusively distributed in subsaharan Africa. The genus was devided by Jeannel into four subgenera, the nominal subgenus, Afroplectidius Jeannel, 1952, Afroplectodes Jeannel, 1952, and Afroplectaulax Jeannel, 1959 based on differences in the structure of the aedeagus. The genus was revised by Jeannel (1952) and since then another 148 species have been described. The majority of Afroplectus species are from Congo Basin and East Africa, two species are known from Madagascar, 5 species from the Republic of South Africa and only 2 species are known from West Africa (Sierra Leone). Afroplectus turneri, due to the structure of its aedeagus, is placed in the nominal subgenus. Here it can be separated by having 1) two large, setose, well-separated dorsal tentorial pits located in median line of eyes and connected by the U-shaped sulcus, distance between them equal to the distance from the tentorial pit to the lateral margin of eye; eyes about as long as temples, 2) the characteristic length and the shape of antennomeres, see the description above, 3) each elytron with four basal foveae, and 4) the shape of the aedeagus.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	description	Figs 15 – 17	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	materials_examined	Material studied: Holotype, ♁: SÃO TOMÉ, with three labels „ SÃO TOMÉ, 1324 m / Antenna, Bom Successo / 00 ° 16 ′ 31 ′′ N, 06 ° 36 ′ 14 ′′ E / (21 – 29). x. 2016, FIT “ [white, printed], “ Turner, C. R., Tasane, T., leg. / BMNH (E) 2017 - 11 / TripRef: ST- 001 (ANHRT 21) ” [white printed], “ QR code / NHMUK 010846851 ” [white printed] (BMNH).	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Maxillary palpi small, barely visible from above; antennae with seven antennomeres, antennomeres densely pubescent and punctured, stout, scape very long, about 4 times as long as pedicel, antennomeres 4 and 7 subglobular, about same size, antennomeres 2, 3 and 4, 5 distinctly smaller; each elytron with two basal foveae, discal striae reaching to half of elytral length, sutural striae entire. First visible abdominal tergite (IV) with basal transversal impression, lacking carinae, about as long as second visible tergite (V).	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	description	Description. Body (Fig. 15) bicoloured, head, pronotum, elytra, antennae, and legs reddish-brown, abdomen pitchy black, maxillary palpi ligther than other appendages; whole body with setae. Body length 2.77 mm, maximum width 1.02 mm. Head slightly transverse, with coarse microsculpture, about 1.1 times as wide as long; with two large antennal cavities on sides of rostrum, rostrum narrow, short, with median carina reaching posterior margin of head, lacking frontal foveae, with two well-separated dorsal tentorial pits; eyes large, not proturberant, located at anterior part of head, temples long, with deep lateral impression on anterior part, convergent posteriad. Gular plate roughly punctured, punctures large, lacking gular carina, posterior part in front of posterior tentorial pits with bunch of long, curved, golden setae extending to lateral margins of head; posterior tentorial pits small, widely separated, situated in front of transverse carina demarcating neck region ventrally. Maxillary palpi small, barely visible from above. Antennae about 1.3 mm long, scape about 4 times as long as pedicel and 3.07 times as long as wide; pedicel small, quadrate, slightly shorter than antennomere 3 which is 1.3 times as wide as long, antennomere 4 semiglobular, 1.46 as long as 3, antennomeres 5 and 6 transverse, subequal in length, about half of length of 4, antennomere 5 about 1.5 times as wide as long, 6 about 1.3 times as wide as long, terminal antennomere apparently globular with slender, pointed protrusion on apex, including protrusion 1.3 times as long as wide. Pronotum 1.05 times as long as wide and as long as head, with coarse microsculpture. Prosternum short, densely setose, prosternal process short, pointed. Procoxae confluent. Mesoventrite laterally largely demarcated from metaventrite by transverse carina, with massive prepectus, anteromedian asetose transverse impression functioning as procoxal rest, procoxat rest with anterior projections on lateral side, with large transverse median mesoventral fovea and pair of lateral mesoventral foveae. Mesocoxae widely separated by elongate mesoventral process, with truncate apex reaching middle of mesocoxae, touching anterior tip of anterior metaventral process which also has truncate apex. Metaventrite strongly transverse, with large, well-demarcated metaventral disc impressed at middle and elevated to two lateral, triangular, pointed projections on each side; with lateral mesocoxal fovea, lacking lateral metaventral foveae, anterior metaventral process truncate, posterior metaventral process broad and short, with straight posterior margin. All visible abdominal sternites densely setose, visible sternite 1 (III) entirely covered by long, dense, golden setae, bearing elongate, anteriorly oval process separating metacoxae. Elytra, shiny, with fine and sparse punctuation on almost whole surface, with two basal foveae, discal striae reaching half of elytral length, sutural striae entire. Hind wings fully-developed. First visible abdominal tergite (IV) with basal transversal impression, lacking carinae, about as long as second visible tergite (V). Legs stout, with punctuation, external edge of meso and metatibiae with fine dentation. Aedeagus (Figs 16 – 17) in dorsal view symmetrical, median lobe 1.63 times as long as wide and 0.45 mm long, basale capsule lacking diaphragm; distal margin of median lobe rounded with wide, short projection; endophallus lacking sclerites; parameres dorsally with wide apices almost meeting mesad, each with 2 apical setae. Natural History. The holotype was collected by a flight intercept trap. No other details concerning the ecology of the species is known.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the island São Tomé, the type locality.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	distribution	Distribution. São Tomé.	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
691C87A1FF86613B729236BE307D1760.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Parasimus saotomicus can be readilly separated from the other four species of the genus by the different structure of the antennae, especially antennomeres 3 and 4 which are large and subglobular and with antennomeres 4 about as large as 5 and 6 combined. The antennae of congeneric species are following: Parasimus pachycerus Jeannel, 1949 has antenomeres 3 an 4 smaller than 5 and 6, antemomeres 2 – 7 evenly expanded to apices (Jeannel 1949: 114, fig. 14). Parasimus leleupi Jeannel, 1953 has antennomeres 3 and 4 distincly larger than 5 and 6, both with a large median tooth on the mesal side (Jeannel 1953: 152, fig. 129). Parasimus bitalensis Jeannel, 1953 has antennomeres 3 strongly elongate, about twice as long as 4 (Jeannel 1953: 153, fig. 132). Parasimus grandicollis Jeannel, 1958 has antennomeres 3 and 4 distincly larger than 5 and 6, both with a large tooth on their lateral sides, 5 with tooth placed at the base, and 6 with the tooth at the apex (Jeannel 1958: 350, fig. 9).	en	Hlaváč, Peter, Baňař, Petr (2022): Pselaphinae of the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Part 1. New Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the island São Tomé. Zootaxa 5222 (3): 267-276, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5222.3.4
