The first fossil rove beetle (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from New Zealand is described from the earliest Miocene Foulden Maar fossil-Lagerstätte, Otago. The new species, Sphingoquedius meto n. sp., is attributable to the tribe Amblyopinini of the subfamily Staphylininae based on the scutellum with anterior scutellar ridge only; isodiametric microsculpture on the pronotum; multidirectional arranged setae on the elytra; and presence of radiating setae on the fourth abdominal tergite. Sphingoquedius meto n. sp. is the first Southern Hemisphere fossil record of Amblyopinini and its affinity to the extant fauna as well as biogeographic and paleocological implications are discussed.UUID: http://zoobank.org/52275b83-d5ff-48af-A66F-2d62c3461677

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来自新西兰中新世最早的福尔登马尔化石-Lagerstätte 的一种短尾甲虫

来自新西兰的第一个化石漫游甲虫（鞘翅目，Staphylinidae）是在奥塔哥最早的中新世福尔登马尔化石-Lagerstätte 中描述的。新物种，鞘翅目n. sp.，属于​​ Staphylininae 亚科的 Amblyopinini 部落，基于仅具有前盾脊的盾片；前背板上的等径微雕；鞘翅上多向排列的刚毛；并且在第四个腹部tergite上存在放射状刚毛。鞘翅目n. sp。是南半球第一个 Amblyopinini 化石记录，讨论了它与现存动物群的亲和力以及生物地理和古生态学意义。UUID：http://zoobank.org/52275b83-d5ff-48af-A66F-2d62c3461677