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Type: Articles
Published: 2006-10-19
Page range: 61–68
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Psammocoryza vanemdeni, a new genus and species of scaritine beetle from the Atlantic coast of Brazil (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Clivinini)

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK
Coleoptera Carabidae Clivinini new genus new species Brazil

Abstract

A new genus of Clivinini, Psammocoryza Hogan new genus, and its type species P.vanemdeni Hogan new species (type locality Barra de Serinhaem, Pernambuco, Brazil), is described. Diagnostic features are illustrated by line drawings and photographs. Psammocoryza resembles Halocoryza Alluaud and Schizogenius Putzeys but differs by the peculiar macrosculpture of the pronotum, tuberculate profemora and reduced setation of the gonocoxite.

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