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Issue: Vol. 3925 No. 1: 26 Feb. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-02-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3925.1.7
Page range: 109–119
Abstract views: 26
PDF downloaded: 2

New species of Omalodes and redefinition of the tribe Omalodini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae)

Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, 2367, Boa Esperança, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
120 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France.
Laboratório de Sistemática e Bioecologia de Coleoptera (Insecta), Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Atacaman biogeographic province biodiversity classification Histeroidea taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Omalodini, Omalodes atacamanus sp. nov., is described from Chile. A redefinition of Omalodini is proposed and an identification key to the genera is provided. The new species can be distinguished from other species of Omalodes mainly by all tibiae having a row of setae on outer submarginal region. Omalodini sensu nov. is herein restricted to a lineage of Ebonius Lewis, 1885 and Omalodes Dejean, 1833. The tribe has known distribution across Latin America with some species reaching the southern USA.