Etymology

This species is named for one of the collectors of the holotype and staphylinid specialist, Dave J. Clarke.

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: Nelson: 1♂ (NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “NEW ZEALAND: NN: Kahurangi N.P., Cobb Dam Rd., Asbestos Track, 450m, 41″06.333′S, 172″43.174′E, 29 XI-18 XII 2005, mixed broadleaf (incl. Nothofagus fusca)-podocarp forest; FMHD#2005111, berl., leaf & log litter, A. Solodovnikov, D. Clarke, et al.; ANMT site 1160”, “HOLOTYPE Sagola clarkei Park and Carlton 2013”. Paratypes (n = 9: 2 males; 7 females). NEW ZEALAND: Nelson: 2♂♂ 3♀♀ (1♂, slide-mounted; FMNH), same data as holotype; 4♀♀ (FMNH), 20km ne Takaka, Tasman NP, 21 V 1982, FMHD#82-591, mixed forest litter, S. Peck.

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.