An update on Scaponopselaphus Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with the description of three new species, and a key to the species
Louri Klemann-Junior, Angélico Asenjo, Bruno Gouvea, Roberta M. Valente, Alex Slavenko, Alex Slavenko, Alex Slavenko
TL;DR
This paper describes three new beetle species in the genus Scaponopselaphus and provides a key to identify all species in the genus.
Contribution
The paper introduces three new species and updates the identification key for the genus Scaponopselaphus.
Findings
Three new species of Scaponopselaphus are described from Brazil and Peru.
A new locality is recorded for Scaponopselaphus mutator.
A pictorial and dichotomic identification key is provided for all species in the genus.
Abstract
Three new species of the genus Scaponopselaphus Scheerpeltz, 1972 are described; Scaponopselaphus caribi sp. nov., and Scaponopselaphus oby sp. nov. from Brazil, and Scaponopselaphus paradoxus sp. nov. from Peru. New locality for Scaponopselaphus mutator (Sharp, 1876) is recorded. Major diagnostic features and pictorial and dichotomic identification key are provided for all species of the genus.
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Taxonomy
TopicsColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution · Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy · Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography