Significant range expansion for the rove beetle genus Deleaster, based on a new species from Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)
Jenkins Shaw Josh
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58(1): 21-24, 2018
Published online: 27th March 2018
Published in print: 15th August 2018
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Abstract: Deleaster wilhelmensis sp. nov (Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae: Deleastrini) is
described and illustrated from Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea. It is the first
species of Deleaster Erichson, 1839 recorded from Oceania and represents a
significant expansion of the known range of the genus.
Key words: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Deleaster, new species, Papua New Guinea