Bednařík Michal
Tř. Spojenců 10; CZ-77900 Olomouc; Czech Republic..
Zootaxa. 2023 Mar 31;5258(5):537-547. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.5.3.
Ceratoderus Westwood, 1841 and Melanospilus Westwood, 1847 are highly modified Paussinae ground beetles placed in close relationships with Paussus Linnaeus, 1775 in the latest studies. Four new species are described from Southeast Asia: Ceratoderus anthicoides sp. nov. (Philippines), C. kalamensis sp. nov. (Sulawesi), Melanospilus pilosus sp. nov. (Malay Peninsula), and M. spectabilis sp. nov. (Thailand). The present findings show how diversity is incompletely known, even in areas where many entomologists conducted field research.
角头隐翅虫属(Ceratoderus),由韦斯特伍德于1841年建立,以及黑胸隐翅虫属(Melanospilus),由韦斯特伍德于1847年建立,是高度特化的隐翅虫亚科步甲,在最新研究中被认为与1775年林奈所描述的隐翅虫属(Paussus)关系密切。本文描述了来自东南亚的四个新物种:角头隐翅虫似蚁角头隐翅虫(Ceratoderus anthicoides sp. nov.)(菲律宾)、卡拉曼角头隐翅虫(C. kalamensis sp. nov.)(苏拉威西岛)、毛黑胸隐翅虫(Melanospilus pilosus sp. nov.)(马来半岛)和华丽黑胸隐翅虫(M. spectabilis sp. nov.)(泰国)。目前的研究结果表明,即使在许多昆虫学家进行过实地研究的地区,生物多样性仍未被完全了解。