A peculiar new species of the genus Tetrasticta Kraatz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Peninsular Malaysia

oleh: Shuhei Yamamoto, Munetoshi Maruyama

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Pensoft Publishers 2013-09-01

Deskripsi

Tetrasticta gnatha sp. n., collected under the bark of a rotten fallen tree in Peninsular Malaysia, is described. A habitus photograph, line drawings of diagnostic characters, and a diagnosis are provided. The new species is readily distinguished from all known congeners bylong mandibles, and long, curved maxillary palpi.