Three species of Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 from Central Laos (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Megalopsidiinae)

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Tobias Mainda


Keywords : Coleoptera, new species, entomology, Oriental region, rove beetle
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Three species of the genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 are reported from Central Laos, Khammouane province. One of these species, Megalopinus indochinensis sp. nov., is described as new to science. New records are presented for Megalopinus helferi (Dormitzer, 1851) and Megalopinus gracilihamus Puthz, 2012. Additionally, the habitats and collecting method of Megelapinus in Central Laos are presented and figured.

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Tobias Mainda

Tobias Mainda. Friedrich-Loeffler-Straße 56, 17489 Greifswald, Germany; e-mail: tobias.mainda@gmx.de

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