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Issue: Vol. 2311 No. 1: 15 Dec. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-12-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2311.1.1
Page range: 1–18
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A new North American genus of Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae), with descriptions of six new species from the U.S.A. and Mexico

c/o Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, 404 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1710, USA
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA
Coleoptera Histeridae Hetaeriinae Renclasea new genus new species myrmecophily Neivamyrmex

Abstract

Renclasea n. gen., a genus of the Hetaeriinae (Histeridae), with six species, R. skelleyi n. sp. (United States: Florida and Georgia), R. falli n. sp. (United States: California), R. helavai n. sp. (United States: Arizona), R. mexicana n. sp. (Mexico: Hidalgo), R. occidentalis n. sp. (United States: Arizona and New Mexico) and R. cazieri n. sp. (United States: Arizona), are described, illustrated and diagnosed. The status of two female specimens of Renclasea from western Texas, apparently closely related to R. occidentalis, remains uncertain. The only host record available for the genus is an association of R. mexicana with undetermined species of Neivamyrmex army ants.

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