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OMALORPHANUS AENIGMA, AN UNUSUAL NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF OMALIINAE (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINEDAE) FROM OREGON

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J.M. Campbell
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
D.S. Chandler
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA03824

Abstract

Omalorphanus new genus is described to include the new species O. aenigma from the Cascade Range of Oregon. The species is tentatively assigned to the subfamily Omaliinae, tribe Anthophagini; the characters on which this assignment is based and the morphological features that distinguish it from other Omaliinae are thoroughly discussed.

Résumé

Omalorphanus, un nouveau genre, est décrit pour y inclure la nouvelle espèce, O. aenigma, de la chaîne des Cascades, en Oregon. L’espèce est placée dans la sous-famille des Omaliinae, tribu des Anthophagini; elle possède, cependant, un certain nombre de caractères exceptionnels qui rendent la présente classification provisoire. Les auteurs donnent les raisons pour lesquelles le nouveau genre est classé chez les Anthophagini ainsi que les caractères morphologiques qui permettent de le distinguer des autres Omaliinae.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1987

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