# An update on Scaponopselaphus Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with the description of three new species, and a key to the species

## 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.

## Key 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.