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Issue: Vol. 4980 No. 1: 31 May 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-05-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.1.8
Page range: 127–141
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Two new species and new records of the genus Astenus from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

CZ-417 62 Rtyně nad Bílinou, č. 4, Czech Republic
Moravian Museum, Department of Entomology, Hviezdoslavova 29a, Brno, CZ-627 00, Czech Republic.
Coleoptera taxonomy new species new records Staphylinidae Paederinae Astenus Afrotropical region Madagascar

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833, A. ambohitantelyensis Janák & Baňař, sp. nov. and A. grebennikovi Janák & Baňař, sp. nov. from Madagascar are described and illustrated. New records of eleven additional species are presented.

 

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