Three new species of Omalodes (Omalodes) (Histeridae, Histerinae) from South America

By

Moura, Daniel P.
Almeida, Lúcia Massutti de, 1951-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

335

Pages

85-99

Subjects

holotype , Omalodini , South America , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.335.5767

 

Abstract

Three new species of Omalodes are described from South America, including descriptions of male and female genitalia. Omalodes (O.) mazuri sp. n. is described from Peru and Bolivia; Omalodes (O.) punctulatus sp.n. from Brazil, and Omalodes (O.) rivus sp. n. from Bolivia and Brazil. This is the first paper with detailed information on the male and female genitalia of the genus, showing a great degree of variation to characterize different species. All three new species can be easily distinguished from other known Omalodes and from each other, on the basis of morphology and male genitalia pattern.