Revision of the neotropical subgenusTropiochirusof the genusLeptochirusGermar 1824 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae)
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: The subgenus Tropiochirus Bernhauer 1903 Bernhauer, M. 1903. Die Staphyliniden-Tribus Leptochirina nebst analytischen Bestimmungstabellen der Gattungen und Arten. Dtsch Entomol Z, 1: 113–160. [Google Scholar] of the genus Leptochirus Germar, 1824 Germar, EF. 1824. Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, descriptionibus illustratae, Coleoptera 1, 624Halae: Impensis J.C. Hendelii et filii. [Google Scholar] is revised. Three species are described as new: Leptochirus (T.) marina sp. nov. from Colombia and Venezuela, Leptochirus (T.) mery sp. nov. from Ecuador and Bolivia, and Leptochirus (T.) milton sp. nov. from Ecuador. Lectotypes are designated for Leptochirus (T.) helleri Bernhauer, Leptochirus proteus (T.) Fauvel, Leptochirus (T.) tridentatus Bernhauer and Leptochirus (T.) zischkaianus Scheerpeltz. A new synonymy is proposed: T. helleri Bernhauer, 1903 = Leptochirus (T.) tridentatus Bernhauer, 1917 Bernhauer, M. 1917. Neue Arten der Gattungen Piestus, Leptochirus und Conosoma aus Südamerika. Neue Beitr Syst Insektenk, 1 45–48, 49–53 [Google Scholar] syn. nov. Distribution maps, a key and illustrations of structural features are provided for the identification of species. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9A2DDE88-71E2-4E28-90AC-D542DABAAF66
Source: Journal of Natural History
Authors: Angelico Asenjo, Cibele S. Ribeiro-Costa
Institution: Universidade Federal do Paraná
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2074353554