Toxidium cavicola sp.nov., a new cave dwelling Malagasy Scaphidiinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

• Autorzy: Lobl I. , Faille A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A new scaphidiine species, Toxidium cavicola, found in a deep part of a cave in the Tsingy formation, Madagascar, is described. For this world-wide subfamily is only the second species discovered from a cave.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Toxidium cavicola; new species; beetle; cave dwelling; Scaphidiinae; Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Madagascar; taxonomy

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 67
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.345-348,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Lobl I.

• Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, route de Malagnou 1, CH 1208 Geneva, Switzerland

autor

Faille A.

• Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Barcelona, Spain

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.2.011