Sagola thorpei

Sagola thorpei is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae. The species was first described by Jong-Seok Park and Christopher E. Carlton in 2014, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The 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. Park and Carlton named the species after Thorpe.

Description

S. thorpei has a brown body and a length between. It can be distinguished from other members of Sagola due to having antennomeres 1 and 4 elongated, well-developed hind wings and a unique genitalia shape.

Distribution and habitat

The 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.