Etymology

This species is named for one of the enthusiastic supporters of this study, Sun-Sook Choi. She is the first author’s mother and has provided a lifetime of support and encouragement.

Park, J.-S.; Carlton, C. E. 2014: A Revision of the New Zealand Species of the Genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae). The Coleopterists Society Monograph 68(mo4): 1-156.

typification

Holotype. NEW ZEALAND: Waikato: 1♂ (NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “NEW ZEALAND WO Mt Karioi near base 11 Oct 1981 C.F. Butcher”, “N.Z. Arthropod Collection, NZAC Private Bag 92170 AUCKLAND New Zealand”, “Litter 81–96”, “HOLOTYPE Sagola sunsookae Park and Carlton 2013”. Paratype (1 male). NEW ZEALAND: Auckland: 1♂(FMNH), Hunua Range Reg. Park, Kohukohunui Tr. nr Mine Rd., 475m, 37″02.396′S175″11.251′E, 17 XI–28 XII 2005, broadleaf-podocarp forest, numerous tree fern, FMHD#2005-001, FIT, A. Newton, M. Thayer et al., ANMT site 1140.

Park, J.-S.; Carlton, C. E. 2014: A Revision of the New Zealand Species of the Genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae). The Coleopterists Society Monograph 68(mo4): 1-156.