Discovery of a new intertidal species, Amblopusa vancouverensis from Vancouver Island, Canada with notes on Amblopusa brevipes Casey (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

Amblopusa vancouverensis Yoo & Ahn, sp. nov. is described from Vancouver Island, Canada. The new species is compared with closely related species, A. brevipes Casey. Amblopusa brevipes is redescribed and the taxonomic characters of mouthparts and genitalia of both sexes are discussed and illustr...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: YOO, IN-SEONG, AHN, KEE-JEONG
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2020
Subjects:
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Amblopusa brevipes
Amblopusa vancouverensis
new species
Agattu Island
Canada
Agattu
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4803.3.6
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4803.3.6
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Summary:Amblopusa vancouverensis Yoo & Ahn, sp. nov. is described from Vancouver Island, Canada. The new species is compared with closely related species, A. brevipes Casey. Amblopusa brevipes is redescribed and the taxonomic characters of mouthparts and genitalia of both sexes are discussed and illustrated. New distributional record of A. brevipes for Agattu Island (the Aleutian Islands) is provided.

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