New species of the Brachyglutine genus Panabachia Park (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Ecuador

By

Muñoz-Tobar, Sofia I.
Caterino, Michael S. (Michael Stephen), 1969-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-2

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1254

Pages

225--261

Subjects

Ecuador , montane forest , new species , Panabachia , PÁramo , Páramo , Staphylinidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1254.158319

 

Abstract

Twenty-two new species of Panabachia Park (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Brachyglutini: Brachyglutina), are described from montane forest and páramo habitats of Ecuador: Panabachia pahumasp. nov., P. trifectasp. nov., P. inornatasp. nov., P. amicasp. nov., P. winkusp. nov., P. ayaumasp. nov., P. pastazaesp. nov., P. romeroisp. nov., P. uktusp. nov., P. salebrosasp. nov., P. urbanasp. nov., P. carltonisp. nov., P. falinisp. nov., P. papallactasp. nov., P. ananaysp. nov., P. cayambisp. nov., P. crypticasp. nov., P. caranquisp. nov., P. paterasp. nov., P. vigilanssp. nov., P. perditasp. nov., and P. ambulanssp. nov. Only two species of the genus have been previously described, from Panamanian and Guatemalan lowlands. But, based on unpublished records, the genus is now known to occur from Mexico to Bolivia, and includes several additional undescribed species. These new species exhibit important variability in the diversity in male secondary sexual characters. Images of the habitus, key characters and aedeagus are provided for the new species.