Sagola thorpei

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.

Sagola thorpei
Dorsal view of holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum
Ventral view of holotype specimen from the collections of Auckland War Memorial Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Sagola
Species:	S. thorpei
Binomial name
Sagola thorpei Park & Carlton, 2014

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.^[2][3] Park and Carlton named the species after Thorpe.^[2]

Description

S. 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

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.^[1]