A new species of 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 Perty (Coleoptera: Endomychidae: Endomychinae) from Costa Rica, with the establishment of a new species group

Authors

  • Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., El Haya, Xalapa, Mexico
  • Eder Farid Mora-Aguilar Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, A.C
  • Wioletta Tomaszewska Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v32i2.7386

Keywords:

handsome fungus beetles, Neotropical region,, taxonomy, systematics

Abstract

Stenotarsus is a mainly pantropical genus with nearly 270 species described. Here we describe a new species from Puntarenas, Costa Rica, belonging to the newly defined and diagnosed Stenotarsus spiropenis species group. The new species is diagnosed, described in detail an illustrated. The species of the S. spiropenis species group show characteristics that are unique among Neotropical species of the genus.

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Published

2025-07-01

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Vol. 32 No. 2 (2025): DUGESIANA

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