Aextoxicola pilolcurensis, a new genus and species of false skin beetles (Coleoptera, Biphyllidae) from the Chilean Valdivian rainforest

By

Tello Arriagada, Francisco
Tello-Arriagada, Cristobal

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-8

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1254

Pages

347--354

Subjects

Cucujiformia , Neotropical fauna , new species , species description , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1254.161754

 

Abstract

Aextoxicola Tello & Tello-Arriagada, gen. nov., with its type species Aextoxicola pilolcurensis Tello & Tello-Arriagada, sp. nov., a new South American genus and species of the family Biphyllidae, are described from the Valdivian rainforest in Chile. The morphological characters are illustrated and compared with morphologically similar extant and extinct genera. Finally, a key for genera of Biphyllidae recorded in Chile is provided.