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Issue: Vol. 5683 No. 2: 20 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.2.8
Page range: 289-293
Abstract views: 71
PDF downloaded: 6

A new species of Afroeudesis Franz from Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)

Museum of Natural History; University of Wrocław; Sienkiewicza 21; 50-335 Wrocław; Poland.
Coleoptera ant-like stone beetles taxonomy new taxa Afrotropical

Abstract

Afroeudesis includes five species, of which one occurs in South America, two in Africa, and two in sub-Himalayan southern Asia. A new species is described, Afroeudesis (s. str.) bururwa sp. nov., based on specimens collected in Burundi and Rwanda. 

 

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How to Cite

Jałoszyński, P. (2025) A new species of Afroeudesis Franz from Burundi and Rwanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae). Zootaxa, 5683 (2), 289–293. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.2.8