Significant range expansion for the rove beetle genus Deleaster, based on a new species from Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)

Josh Jenkins Shaw*

*Corresponding author for this work

    Abstract

    Deleaster wilhelmensis sp. nov (Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae: Deleastrini) is described and illustrated from Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea. It is the first species of Deleaster Erichson, 1839 recorded from Oceania and represents a significant expansion of the known range of the genus.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalActa Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
    Volume58
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)21-24
    Number of pages4
    ISSN0374-1036
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Keywords

    • Coleoptera
    • Deleaster
    • New species
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Staphylinidae

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