A catalogue of Micranops Cameron, with description of a new species from Tanzania (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae: Paederinae)

Authors

  • Johannes Frisch Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt-University
  • Lee Herman American Museum of Natural History

Keywords:

Micranops bartolozzii sp. n., Geoscopaeus, Tanzania, nomenclature, taxonomy

Abstract

A species catalogue of the little-known genus Micranops Cameron, 1913 is presented. Based on the examination of primary types, 21 species are transferred to Micranops as new combinations: Micranops aborensis (Fagel, 1973), M. brachyceroides (Fagel, 1973), M. brachycerus (Fauvel, 1900), M. caelebs (Fagel, 1973), M. chloroticus (Sharp, 1876), M. hoyoensis (Fagel, 1973), M. hustachei (Coiffait, 1987), M. lacustris (Bernhauer, 1937), M. longiceps (Casey, 1886), M. lwiroensis (Fagel, 1973), M. mabalianus (Fagel, 1973), M. mediicollis (Lea, 1923), M. myrmecophilus (Bernhauer, 1921), M. pallidulus (Kraatz, 1859), M. obscurellus (Cameron, 1932), M. planiusculus (Kraatz, 1859), M. pokharensis (Coiffait, 1981), M. ruwenzoricus (Fagel, 1973), M. subapterus (Cameron, 1951), M. upembanus (Fagel, 1973), and M. zambezianus (Fagel, 1973). Micranops bartolozzii sp. n., a microphthalmous, flightless species, is described from the Udzungwa Mountains in southern Tanzania, and both its primary and secondary sexual characters are figured. Consequently, 32 species are currently assigned to Micranops.

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Published

2024-02-06

How to Cite

Frisch, J., & Herman, L. (2024). A catalogue of Micranops Cameron, with description of a new species from Tanzania (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae: Paederinae). SOIL ORGANISMS, 86(1), 67–75. Retrieved from https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/391

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Vol. 86 No. 1 (2014)

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