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Issue: Vol. 3568 No. 1: 29 Nov. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-11-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3568.1.6
Page range: 81–88
Abstract views: 61
PDF downloaded: 5

Delgadobius amazonensis—a new genus and species of the subtribe Philonthina from Amazonia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)

Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas (IADIZA, CCT CONICET, Mendoza), Casilla de Correo 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, case 50, Antenne IRD, Entomologie, 57, rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05
Coleoptera Staphylinini Philonthina Delgadobius new genus systematics Amazonia Arecaceae

Abstract

Delgadobius amazonensis Chani-Posse & Couturier, gen. et sp. nov., a new genus and species of the subtribe Philonthina (tribe Staphylinini) from Amazonia, is described and illustrated. The potential phylogenetic relationships of Delgadobius with other Neotropical genera of Philonthina are discussed. Distributional and bionomic data are also provided. Delgadobius amazonensis is reported in association with four species of palm trees (Arecaceae).

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