New staphyliniform beetles (Histeridae and Staphylinidae) from Iron Formation cave environments in Brazil

Edilson Caron, Lígia Maria Saback Moreira Dornellas, Pedro Giovâni da Silva, Augusto Sarreiro Auler, Fernando Willyan Trevisan Leivas

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Scientific scope

Taxonomic coverage: Subfamily — Complete; Tribe — Unknown; Genus — Complete; Species — Complete

Country: Brazil

Reported localities: Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Iron Quadrangle region, Brazil

Work type: research article, mixed-family study, new species, cave fauna

Keywords: Biodiversity, cave-dwelling species, neotropical, new species, troglophilic species

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Confirmed and represented

  • This mixed-scope study covers both Histeridae and Staphylinidae.
  • The Staphylinidae portion of the current index represents genus Tavakilianidia and the new species Tavakilianidia flava.
  • Subfamily Osoriinae and the reported Brazilian geography are confirmed.

Limits and unresolved fields

  • Tribal placement is not established by the accessible source, so no tribe is assigned.
  • The taxonomic indexing shown here describes only the Staphylinidae component of the publication.

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