New taxonomic placement for Euspitolus wenzeli (Mazur, 1984)(Coleoptera: Histeridae)

Authors

  • Gerardo Arriagada Colaborador Área Entomología, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
  • Michael Caterino Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54830/bmnhn.v69.n1.2020.12

Keywords:

Taxonomy, Saprininae, new combination, Brazil

Abstract

Saprinus wenzeli Mazur, 1984 a replacement name for Saprinus carinipennis Wenzel, 1944 (not Desbordes, 1924), and included previously in the genus Euspilotus, is transferred to the genus Phoxonotus Marseul. This apparently myrmecophilous species is known only from the Cerrado formation in Brazil.

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Published

2020-06-28

How to Cite

Arriagada, G. ., & Caterino, M. . (2020). New taxonomic placement for Euspitolus wenzeli (Mazur, 1984)(Coleoptera: Histeridae). Boletín Museo Nacional De Historia Natural, 69(1), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.54830/bmnhn.v69.n1.2020.12