Etymology

This species is named after the type locality, Mt. Egmont, Taranaki.

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: Ta r a n a k i : 1♂ (NZAC), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “New Zealand TK Patea Walk Mt Egmont 8.12.95”, “In forest litter”, “HOLOTYPE Sagola egmontensis Park and Carlton 2013”. The original label does not indicate who collected the holotype, but it was collected by J. Nunn. Paratypes (n = 4: 1 male; 3 females). NEW ZEALAND: Taranaki: 1♂ (NZAC), Mt. Egmont, 914m, 23 I 1972, G.W. Ramsay, litter 72/67; 3♀♀ (JTN), White Cliffs Tck, Mt. Messenger, 20 III 1994, J. Nunn.

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.