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Megalopinus casuarius sp. nov. from the Cape York Peninsula and new distribution data of Megalopinus species in eastern Australia (Staphylinidae, Megalopsidiinae).
Tobias Mainda, Lara Lopardo & Peter Michalik
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Tobias Mainda[1*], Lara Lopardo[1] & Peter Michalik[1]
[1] Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer Straße 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
Abstract
A new species of the staphylinid genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 is described from Australia, Queensland, Cape York Peninsula: Megalopinus casuarius Mainda sp. nov. Furthermore, a new term for elytral puncture-rows is introduced: epipleural complex: merged sublateral and epipleural rows. In addition, new distribution data of Megalopinus acaciae Steel, 1955 and M. nodipennis (MacLeay, 1873) are reported from Queensland (M. acaciae, M. nodipennis) and from New South Wales (M.nodipennis). Particularly for M. nodipennis, this represents the first record of this species for Queensland.
Cite this paper as: Mainda T, Lopardo L & Michalik P (2024). Megalopinus casuarius sp. nov. from the Cape York Peninsula and new distribution data of Megalopinus species in eastern Australia (Staphylinidae, Megalopsidiinae).. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 79: 1–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.47ysd
This paper was published on: 28/11/2024
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