taxonID	type	description	language	source
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 5, 9 – 10, 17)	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: Rwanda (Western Province): ♂, two labels: “ Afrika / Rwanda / Bez. Cyangugu / Urw. v. Nyakabuye / 1700 - 1900 m / 14. - 27.2.1985 / leg. V. u. C. Brachat ” [white, printed]; “ POMPHOPSILLA / punctata m. / P. Jałoszyński, ‘ 21 / HOLOTYPUS ” [red, printed] (MNHW). Paratypes (10 exx): 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, same data as for holotype; 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ (one disarticulated in Canada balsam), “ Afrika / Rwanda / Prov. Cyangugu / Urw. v. Nyakabuya / 9.6.1985 / leg. Mühle ”, and standard yellow “ PARATYPUS ” label (cPJ, MNHW).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Pronotum in both sexes densely and evenly covered with small but relatively deep and distinct punctures, distances between punctures shorter than their diameters; head with distinct punctures, but less conspicuous than those on pronotum; elytra with dense but very shallow and diffuse superficial and unremarkable punctures; aedeagus in ventral view with triangular and pointed apex and darkly sclerotized cylindrical median component of endophallus composed of two elongate lateral structures; apices of parameres not exceeding apex of aedeagus.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	description	Description. Body of male (Fig. 1) elongate, strongly convex, brown with slightly lighter setae. BL 0.84 – 0.93 mm (mean 0.89 mm). Head broadest at large, strongly convex and coarsely faceted eyes, HL 0.11 – 0.13 mm (mean 0.12 mm), HW 0.21 – 0.23 mm (mean 0.22 mm); vertex strongly transverse, weakly convex, anteriorly confluent with subtriangular and similarly weakly convex frons; supraantennal tubercles small but distinct; punctures on frons and vertex small but sharply marked and dense, unevenly distributed, those on median area between eyes sparser, separated by spaces about as wide as diameters of punctures, those on sides denser, separated by spaces slightly shorter than diameters of punctures; setae very short and sparse, recumbent; frontal glands present, each situated behind supraantennal tubercle and near mesal margin of eye, about twice as wide as single ommatidium. Antenna moderately long, with abruptly broadened club composed of two antennomeres, AnL 0.40 – 0.43 mm (mean 0.41 mm), antennomeres 1 and 2 elongate, 3 – 10 each about as long as broad, 11 slightly broader and longer than 10, indistinctly elongate. Pronotum subrectangular with broadly rounded anterior corners, broadest near anterior third; PL 0.25 – 0.28 mm (mean 0.26 mm), PW 0.33 – 0.35 mm (mean 0.33 mm). Anterior margin strongly rounded; anterior corners in strictly dorsal view not visible; sides indistinctly rounded in posterior half, weakly convergent posterad, distinctly microserrate; posterior corners obtuse-angled; posterior margin with narrow and rounded emargination in front of mesoscutellum, sides of posterior margin barely noticeably concave and weakly converging posterad; pronotal base with two pairs of deep, distinct pits, distance between inner pair much wider than between each inner and outer pit. Punctures on pronotal disc very dense but small, sharply marked and evenly distributed, denser than those on median region of frons, separated by spaces shorter than their diameters; setae moderately dense, very short, recumbent; those on lateral margins slightly longer and suberect. Elytra oval, broadest between middle and anterior third; EL 0.48 – 0.53 mm (mean 0.50 mm), EW 0.40 – 0.43 mm (mean 0.42 mm), EI 1.15 – 1.25 (mean 1.21); humeral calli small but strongly convex, slightly elongate. Punctures very dense but much smaller and shallower than those on pronotum, with diffuse margins; setae moderately dense, short, nearly recumbent. Hind wings well developed. Legs moderately long and slender, unmodified. Aedeagus (Figs 9 – 10) stout, drop-shaped, AeL 0.20 mm; median lobe in ventral view with large diaphragm in sub-basal region, its shape is variable among studied specimens, from nearly perfectly circular to oval or slightly trapezoidal; apex of ventral wall truncate and nearly straight, apex of dorsal wall triangular and pointed; endophallus with median cylindrical or bell-shaped structure composed of pair of lateral elongate elements, endophallic structures situated in distal region variable among studied specimens, weakly sclerotized, with groups of needle-like sclerites; parameres slender, their apices not reaching apex of aedeagus, each with long apical and short subapical setae. Female. Externally similar to male but with indistinctly shorter antennae in relation to body length and slightly smaller eyes. BL 0.86 – 0.91 mm (mean 0.89 mm); HL 0.10 – 0.13 mm (mean 0.11 mm), HW 0.21 – 0.23 mm (mean 0.22 mm), AnL 0.36 – 0.38 mm (mean 0.37 mm); PL 0.26 – 0.30 mm (mean 0.28 mm), PW 0.33 – 0.35 mm (mean 0.34 mm); EL 0.48 – 0.53 mm (mean 0.50 mm), EW 0.40 – 0.43 mm (mean 0.41 mm), EI 1.18 – 1.31 (mean 1.22). Internal pronotal ‘ cavities’ (Fig. 5; ic) drop-shaped, much longer than procoxal cavities.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South-western part of Rwanda (Fig. 17).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet punctata refers to the conspicuously punctate pronotum.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF815A4AFF3FFBC8FC97DAE1.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is unique in the dense and distinct pronotal punctures; this character alone is sufficient to distinguish P. punctata from the remaining congeners.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 6, 11 – 12, 17)	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: Rwanda (Western Province): ♂, two labels: “ AFRIKA / Rwanda / Cyangugu / Nyakabuye / 15. - 24.4.1983 / leg. H. Mühle ” [white, printed]; “ POMPHOPSILLA / cyanguguana m. / P. Jałoszyński, ‘ 21 / HOLOTYPUS ” [red, printed] (MNHW). Paratype: ♀, same data as for holotype except for 14.2 - 28.3.83, and standard yellow “ PARATYPUS ” label (disarticulated in Canada balsam) (cPJ).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Entire dorsum in both sexes with fine, inconspicuous punctures, appearing impunctate at magnification 80 ×; aedeagus in ventral view with truncate apex, median portion of its distal margin shallowly emarginate; endophallus with median bell-shaped structure flanked in subapical region by pair of dense groups of needle-like sclerites; apices of parameres not exceeding apex of aedeagus.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	description	Description. Body of male (Fig. 2) elongate, strongly convex, brown with slightly lighter setae. BL 0.78 mm. Head broadest at large, strongly convex and coarsely faceted eyes, HL 0.10 mm, HW 0.18 mm; vertex strongly transverse, weakly convex, anteriorly confluent with subtriangular and similarly weakly convex frons; supraantennal tubercles small but distinct; punctures on frons and vertex inconspicuous, very fine and superficial; setae very short and sparse, recumbent; frontal glands present but barely discernible, each situated behind supraantennal tubercle and near mesal margin of eye, only slightly wider than single ommatidium. Antenna moderately long, with abruptly broadened club composed of two antennomeres, AnL 0.33 mm, antennomeres 1 and 2 elongate, 3 – 10 each about as long as broad, 11 slightly broader and longer than 10, indistinctly elongate. Pronotum subrectangular with broadly rounded anterior corners, broadest near anterior fourth; PL 0.23 mm, PW 0.28 mm. Anterior margin strongly rounded; anterior corners in strictly dorsal view not visible; sides barely noticeably sinuate, weakly convergent posterad, indistinctly microserrate; posterior corners obtuse-angled; posterior margin with narrow and subtriangular emargination in front of mesoscutellum, sides of posterior margin barely noticeably concave and weakly converging posterad; pronotal base with two pairs of deep, distinct pits, distance between inner pair much wider than between each inner and outer pit. Punctures on pronotal disc fine and superficial, unremarkable; setae moderately dense, short and weakly suberect; those on lateral margins slightly longer and suberect; in addition to basic vestiture two pairs of longer setae are situated near posterior pronotal margin, in hind angles and at sides of median emargination. Elytra oval, broadest between middle and anterior third; EL 0.45 mm, EW 0.35 mm, EI 1.29; humeral calli small but distinct, slightly elongate. Punctures as indistinct as those on head and pronotum; setae similar to those on pronotum. Hind wings well developed. Legs moderately long and slender, unmodified. Aedeagus (Figs 11 – 12) stout, oval, AeL 0.15 mm; diaphragm indistinct; apex of ventral wall truncate and broadly, weakly rounded, apex of dorsal wall subtrapezoidal and shallowly emarginate at middle; endophallus with median bell-shaped structure flanked in subapical region by two dense groups of needle-like sclerites; parameres slender, their apices not reaching apex of aedeagus, each with one short apical seta. Female. Externally similar to male but with slightly smaller eyes. BL 0.78 mm; HL 0.10 mm, HW 0.18 mm, AnL 0.31 mm; PL 0.23 mm, PW 0.28 mm; EL 0.45 mm, EW 0.35 mm, EI 1.29. Internal pronotal ‘ cavities’ (Fig. 6) drop-shaped, much longer than procoxal cavities.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South-western part of Rwanda (Fig. 17).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. After the city Cyangugu in Rwanda.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF835A4CFF3FFF45FDFADE8E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Adults of this species are externally unremarkable and the aedeagus must be examined to identify P. cyanguguana. The shape of the aedeagal apex is unique among all known Pomphopsilla species, with shallowly emarginate distal margin of the dorsal wall.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	description	(Figs 3, 7, 13 – 14, 17)	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: DR Congo (South Kivu Province): ♂, two labels: “ AFRIKA / Zaire / Prov. Kivu / Gebiet Mt. Kahuzi / Bambuswald 2200 m / 27.5.1985 / leg. Mühle ” [white, printed]; “ POMPHOPSILLA / kivuana m. / P. Jałoszyński, ‘ 21 / HOLOTYPUS ” [red, printed] (MNHW). Paratypes (4 exx): ♀, same data as for holotype; ♀, “ Afrika / Zaire / Prov. Kivu / Mt. Kahuzi 2200 m / 23.2.1985 / leg. Brachat ”; ♀, “ Afrika / Zaire / Prov. Kivu / Mt. Kahuzi 2300 m / Bambuswald / 21.2.1985 leg. / V. u. C. Brachat ”; ♀, “ Afrika / Zaire / Kivu / H. Kahvei / Bambuswald / 18.2.84 leg. Mühle ” (disarticulated, in Canada balsam). All paratypes with standard yellow “ PARATYPUS ” label (cPJ, MNHW).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Only frons and vertex in both sexes with fine and sparse but distinct punctures, pronotum and elytra virtually impunctate; aedeagus in ventral view with subtrapezoidal apical region, median portion of its distal margin slightly projecting distad and broadly rounded; endophallus with conspicuously large median subapical group of dense needle-like sclerites; apices of parameres reaching apex of aedeagus.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	description	Description. Body of male (Fig. 3) elongate, strongly convex, brown with slightly lighter setae. BL 1.00 mm. Head broadest at large, strongly convex and coarsely faceted eyes, HL 0.13 mm, HW 0.25 mm; vertex strongly transverse, weakly convex, anteriorly confluent with subtriangular and similarly weakly convex frons; supraantennal tubercles small but distinct; punctures on frons and vertex fine but distinct, unevenly distributed, separated by spaces 1 – 2 times as wide as their diameters; setae very short and sparse, recumbent; frontal glands conspicuously convex and distinctly paler than surrounding cuticle, each situated behind supraantennal tubercle and near mesal margin of eye, twice as wide as single ommatidium. Antenna moderately long, with abruptly broadened club composed of two antennomeres, AnL 0.43 mm, antennomeres 1 and 2 elongate, 3 – 10 each about as long as broad, 11 slightly broader and longer than 10, indistinctly elongate. Pronotum subrectangular with broadly rounded anterior corners, broadest near anterior third; PL 0.30 mm, PW 0.38 mm. Anterior margin strongly rounded; anterior corners in strictly dorsal view not visible; sides indistinctly sinuate or nearly straight in posterior half, distinctly convergent posterad, indistinctly microserrate; posterior corners obtuse-angled; posterior margin with broad and very shallow emargination in front of mesoscutellum, sides of posterior margin weakly concave and weakly converging posterad; pronotal base with two pairs of deep, distinct pits, distance between inner pair much wider than between each inner and outer pit. Punctures on pronotal disc fine and superficial, unremarkable; setae moderately dense, short and weakly suberect; those on lateral margins slightly longer and suberect. Elytra oval, broadest between middle and anterior third; EL 0.58 mm, EW 0.45 mm, EI 1.28; humeral calli small but distinct, slightly elongate. Punctures as indistinct as those on head and pronotum; setae similar to those on pronotum. Hind wings well developed. Legs moderately long and slender, unmodified. Aedeagus (Figs 13 – 14) stout, subtrapezoidal, AeL 0.23 mm; diaphragm large and nearly circular; apex of ventral wall rapidly narrowed and its broad median portion forming short transverse lamina slightly projecting distad and with its distal margin nearly straight, apex of dorsal wall subtrapezoidal with its narrow median portion slightly projecting distad and weakly rounded; endophallus with large median subapical group of dense needle-like sclerites and median bell-shaped structure in submedian region; parameres slender, their apices reaching apex of aedeagus, each with one moderately long apical seta. Female. Externally similar to male but with slightly smaller eyes (frontal glands as conspicuous as those in male). BL 0.95 – 0.98 mm; HL 0.13 mm, HW 0.24 – 0.25 mm, AnL 0.40 – 0.41 mm; PL 0.30 mm, PW 0.38 mm; EL 0.53 – 0.55 mm, EW 0.44 – 0.46 mm, EI 1.14 – 1.22. Internal pronotal ‘ cavities’ (Fig. 7) drop-shaped, only slightly longer than procoxal cavities.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Eastern part of DR Congo (Fig. 17).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. After the Kivu region in DR Congo.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF845A4EFF3FFBECFA81DF7A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Adults of this species are externally unremarkable. The relatively large body (reaching or nearly reaching 1 mm); small but distinct punctures on frons and vertex; and large, pale and very well-visible frontal glands can be used only for preliminary identification that should be confirmed by examination of the unique aedeagus. The latter differs from aedeagi of remaining Pomphopsilla species in a conspicuously large median subapical group of needle-like sclerites and the shape of apical regions of ventral and dorsal walls of the median lobe.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	description	(Figs 4, 8, 15 – 16, 17)	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: Burundi (Muramvya Province): ♂, two labels: “ AFRIKA / Burundi / Muramvya / 10 km NE Bugarama / 27.2.1985 / leg. Brachat / Mühle ” [white, printed]; “ POMPHOPSILLA / burundiana m. / P. Jałoszyński, ‘ 21 / HOLOTYPUS ” [red, printed] (MNHW). Paratypes (3 exx): 3 ♀♀ (one disarticulated, in Canada balsam), same data as for holotype, all with standard yellow “ PARATYPUS ” label (cPJ, MNHW).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Frons, vertex and pronotum in both sexes with very dense, but shallow and tiny punctures separated by spaces subequal to their diameters; elytra also with very dense punctures but much shallower, superficial, and diffuse; aedeagus in ventral view with triangular and pointed apex; endophallus with median structure composed of well-sclerotized elongate lateral components and subapical group of irregular, asymmetrically distributed large elongate structures and groups of lightly sclerotized needle-like sclerites; apices of parameres exceeding apex of aedeagus.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	description	Description. Body of male (Fig. 4) elongate, strongly convex, brown with slightly lighter setae. BL 0.93 mm. Head broadest at large, strongly convex and coarsely faceted eyes, HL 0.13 mm, HW 0.23 mm; vertex strongly transverse, weakly convex, anteriorly confluent with subtriangular and similarly weakly convex frons; supraantennal tubercles small but distinct; punctures on frons and vertex fine but distinct, evenly distributed, separated by spaces subequal to their diameters; setae very short and sparse, recumbent; frontal glands distinct, each situated behind supraantennal tubercle and near mesal margin of eye, nearly twice as wide as single ommatidium. Antennae moderately long, with abruptly broadened club composed of two antennomeres, AnL 0.38 mm, antennomeres 1 and 2 elongate, 3 – 8 each about as long as broad or indistinctly elongate, 9 slightly elongate, 10 as long as broad, 11 slightly broader and clearly longer than 10, about 1.3 × as long as broad. Pronotum subrectangular with broadly rounded anterior corners, broadest near anterior third; PL 0.28 mm, PW 0.34 mm. Anterior margin strongly rounded; anterior corners in strictly dorsal view not visible; sides straight in posterior half, indistinctly convergent posterad, distinctly microserrate; posterior corners obtuse-angled; posterior margin with narrow, rounded emargination in front of mesoscutellum, sides of posterior margin weakly concave and weakly converging posterad; pronotal base with two pairs of deep, distinct pits, distance between inner pair much wider than between each inner and outer pit. Punctures on pronotal disc very dense but shallow and small, separated by spaces subequal to their diameters; setae moderately dense, short and weakly suberect; those on lateral margins slightly longer and suberect. Elytra oval, broadest between middle and anterior third; EL 0.53 mm, EW 0.43 mm, EI 1.24; humeral calli small but distinct, slightly elongate. Punctures very dense but tiny and superficial, diffuse; setae similar to those on pronotum. Hind wings well developed. Legs moderately long and slender, unmodified. Aedeagus (Figs 15 – 16) slender, subtrapezoidal, AeL 0.23 mm; diaphragm indistinct; apices of ventral and dorsal walls both triangular, dorsal one much longer and narrower, pointed; endophallus with median structure composed of well-sclerotized elongate lateral components and subapical group of irregular, asymmetrically distributed large elongate structures and groups of lightly sclerotized needle-like sclerites; apices of parameres exceeding apex of aedeagus, each with one long apical and two short subapical setae. Female. Externally similar to male but with slightly smaller eyes. BL 0.90 mm; HL 0.13 mm, HW 0.23 mm, AnL 0.38 mm; PL 0.28 mm, PW 0.34 – 0.35 mm; EL 0.50 mm, EW 0.43 mm, EI 1.18. Internal pronotal ‘ cavities’ (Fig. 8) drop-shaped, much longer than procoxal cavities.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Eastern part of Burundi (Fig. 17).	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. After Burundi, the country name.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
8E148791FF865A4FFF3FF98AFCE9D81A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Adults of this species resemble those of P. punctata, but the punctures on the pronotum are much shallower and less distinct; the aedeagus also differs remarkably.	en	Jałoszyński, Paweł (2021): Four new species of Pomphopsilla Jałoszyński in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa 4985 (4): 574-581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.4.10
