The complete mitochondrial genome and description of a new cryptic Brazilian species of Metopiellus Raffray (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

The complete mitochondrial genome and description of a new cryptic Brazilian species of Metopiellus Raffray (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

Metopiellus Raffray, 1908 is a genus of South American rove beetles typically found in tropical humid forests. Here we describe a new cryptic species from Eastern Amazon, in northern Brazil, Metopiellus crypticus Asenjo sp. nov., and its major morphologic diagnostic features, which were photographed...

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Main Authors: Angélico Asenjo, Marcus Paulo Alves de Oliveira, Renato R.M. Oliveira, Eder Soares Pires, Marcely Valois, Guilherme Oliveira, Santelmo Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Amazon basin
Beetle
Brazil
Pselaphinae
Taxonomy
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15697.pdf

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