A new termitophilous genus of Lomechusini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Brazil, and the ecological niche modeling of its host association

Carlos Moreno, Amanda Montanhini, Juan Mateo Rivera-Pérez, Mauricio M. Rocha, Ruan F. Da-Silva

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Scientific scope

Taxonomic coverage: Subfamily — Complete; Tribe — Complete; Genus — Complete; Species — Complete; Subspecies — Not applicable

Country: Brazil

Reported localities: Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Southern Espinhaço Range

Work type: research article, new genus, new species, termitophily, ecological niche modeling

Keywords: Campo rupestre, Cornitermes cumulans, Rove beetle, Neotropical, Termitophily, Termitozyrina

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Confirmed and represented

  • The represented path from subfamily Aleocharinae through tribe Lomechusini, genus Guaranguera and species Guaranguera zilbermani is confirmed by the official source.
  • The reported Brazilian localities are source-supported.
  • The publisher assigns Volume 81 and article number 188; no separate issue number is assigned.

Limits and unresolved fields

  • The new genus is reported as incertae sedis at subtribal rank; subtribes are not represented in the current public schema.

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