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Issue: Vol. 5278 No. 2: 5 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5278.2.12
Page range: 396-400
Abstract views: 181
PDF downloaded: 19

Sternodea arcana, new species (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae: Caenoscelini): part of the Nearctic fauna?

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; New Zealand Arthropod Collection; Private Bag 92170; Auckland; New Zealand
Department of Invertebrate Zoology; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History; 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd; Santa Barbara; CA 93105; USA
Coleoptera leaf litter El Salvador Guatemala Mexico Cucujoidea

Abstract

The leaf litter-inhabiting genus Sternodea Reitter (Cryptophagidae: Cryptophaginae: Caenoscelini) presently contains seven Palearctic species and up to 27 undescribed species from North and Central America. Here we describe Sternodea arcana, new species, ostensibly from Florida but possibly mislabeled, and likely originating from Mexico or Central America. Consequently, the existence of Sternodea among the North American cryptophagid fauna is unknown.

 

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