A new species of the genus Bathysciola Jeannel, 1910 from the Central Pyrenees (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Leptodirini)

Abstract

A new species of the genus Bathysciola Jeannel, 1910 –Bathysciola fadriquei n. sp.– is described in the schiodtei group. The species was collected in a subterranean environment, in two caves in Sierra de Bernera, Bisaurín massif, Pyrenees of Huesca, Aragón, Spain. The most relevant characters of the genital structures were examined in detail: the new species is characterized by the complex phanerae of the internal sac of the aedeagus, with very large, triangular and strongly sclerotised apical phanerae presenting an associated external lobe. The taxonomic position of the new species is discussed. The study is completed with figures of the most characteristic structures, an identification key and distribution data.