Title:

New data on the Afrotropical Xantholinini. 2. Six new species of Metocinus Cameron, 1950 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Subtitle:

New species of Metocinus from Afrika ; Nowe dane o afrotropikalnych Xantholinini. 2. Sześć nowych gatunków Metocinus Cameron, 1950 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Creator:

Bordoni, Arnaldo

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2018

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Coleoptera ; Staphylinidae ; Xantholinini ; Metocinus ; new species ; Africa

Abstract:

Six species of the genus Metocinus, which is one of the most characteristic and widespread in central Africa, i.e. M. szujeckii n. sp. (Zaire), M. angustus n. sp. (Uganda), M. ibadan n. sp. (Nigeria), M. ugandensis n. sp. (Uganda), M. capitatus n. sp. (Uganda), M. uzungwa n. sp. (Tanzania) are described and illustrated. With the six species here described, the taxa of this genus, endemic to Africa, add up to 88.

References:

BORDONI A. 2002. Xantholinini della Regione Orientale (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Classificazione, filogenesi e revisione tassonomica. Monografie del Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Torino 33: 1–998 pp.
BORDONI A. 2005. Revision of the Xantholinini of Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Monografie del Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Torino 42: 435–614.
BORDONI A. 2005a: Revisione degli Xantholinini della Nuova Zelanda (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Bollettino del Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Torino 22 (2004, 2): 329–442.
BORDONI A. 2010. Revisione degli Xantholinini della Nuova Guinea e delle isole austromalesi (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Bollettino del Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Torino 27 (2009, 2): 253–635.
BORDONI A. 2013. Revisione degli Xantholinini della sottoregione polinesiana (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Memorie della Società entomologica italiana 90 (1): 1–58.
BORDONI A. 2016. Revision of the Afrotropical Xantholinini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Biodiversity Journal 7 (4): 389–894.
BORDONI A. 2017. New data on the Afrotropical Xantholinini. 1. New species from South Africa in the Janak collection (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2): 1233–1243.
CAMERON M. 1950. Staphylinidae (Coleoptera Polyphaga). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). Fascicule 59: 1–85.
CASEY T. L. 1906. Observations on the staphylinid groups Aleocharinae and Xantholinini chiefly of America. Transactions of the Academy of Sciences of St. Louis 16 (6): 125–434.

Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

61

Issue:

2

Start page:

71

End page:

79

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2018.61.2.071

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open