Description of Metopiellus painensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), first troglobitic Pselaphinae from Brazil
Asenjo, Angélico
Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
Zampaulo, Robson De Almeida
Zootaxa
2017
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8XMRJ
[412,554,834,860]
Insecta
Staphylinidae
Metopiellus
GBIF
Animalia
Coleoptera
7
122
Arthropoda
genus
1. Head similar in width to pronotum; eyes absent...................................... Metopiellus aglenus(Reitter) - Head narrower than pronotum; eyes small or almost absent....................................................2 2. Pedicel almost one half of length of scape ( Figs. 2, 5); length of antennomere 5 longer than length of antennomere 3 and 4 together ( Fig. 5)............................................................... Metopiellus painensis sp. nov. - Pedicel less than half length of scape ( Figs. 14, 15); length of antennomere 5 shorter than length of antennomere 3 and 4 together ( Figs. 14, 15)..................................................................................3 3. Antennomere 8 transverse ( Fig. 15); eyes small ( Fig. 15)............................... Metopiellus hirtus(Reitter) - Antennomere 8 obconical ( Fig. 14); eyes almost absent ( Fig. 14)........................ Metopiellus silvaticusBruch