Una nueva especie de sílfido (Coleoptera: Silphidae) de la región del Piedemonte Orinocense de Colombia (América del Sur).

  1. Germán Amat - García 1
  2. Javier P. Valcárcel
  1. 1 Instituto de Ciencias Naturales . Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Journal:
Arquivos Entomolóxicos

ISSN: 1989-6581

Year of publication: 2014

Issue: 12

Pages: 165-171

Type: Article

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Abstract

Based on a specimen from the region of Piedemonte Orinocense (Colombia, South America), a new species within the genus Oxelytrum Gistel, 1848 (Coleoptera, Silphidae), Oxelytrum nairoi sp. nov., is described. Its systematic position is discussed and updated identification keys to the species belonging to this genus are also provided.