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Issue: Vol. 5673 No. 3: 6 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.3.4
Page range: 399-410
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The Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Madagascar. X. Revision of the myrmecophilous clavigerine genera Rhynchoclaviger Wasmann, 1891 and Paussiger Wasmann, 1893

Département d’Entomologie-(Culture; Elevage et Santé) ; Faculté des Sciences; BP 906; Université d’Antananarivo; Antananarivo; Madagascar.
Département d’Entomologie-(Culture; Elevage et Santé) ; Faculté des Sciences; BP 906; Université d’Antananarivo; Antananarivo; Madagascar.
Département d’Entomologie-(Culture; Elevage et Santé) ; Faculté des Sciences; BP 906; Université d’Antananarivo; Antananarivo; Madagascar.; Madagascar Biodiversity Center; BP 6257; Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza; Antananarivo; Madagascar.
Department of Zoology; Fisheries; Hydrobiology and Apiculture; Faculty of AgriSciences; Mendel University; Zemědělská 1; Brno; CZ–613 00; Czech Republic.
Coleoptera Clavigeritae Clavigerini revision new species synonymy

Abstract

Madagascar is a hot spot of the diversity of the supertribe Clavigeritae, with 33 genera and 74 species. The clavigerite genera Rhynchoclaviger Wasmann, 1891 and Paussiger Wasmann, 1893 are revised. The genus Sufifer Newton & Chandler, 1989 is treated as a junior synonym of Paussiger. All species of these two genera are redescribed. One new species, Paussiger fisheri sp. nov. is described. Keys to genera of the Rhynchoclaviger group as well as to species of the genus Paussiger are given, and a map showing the distribution of all species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Raveloson, R., Andrianaharison, F., Rakotonirina, J.C. & Hlaváč, P. (2025) The Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Madagascar. X. Revision of the myrmecophilous clavigerine genera Rhynchoclaviger Wasmann, 1891 and Paussiger Wasmann, 1893. Zootaxa, 5673 (3), 399–410. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.3.4