The first species of Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 1851 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) with remarkable sexual dimorphism

Letícia Cavalcanti, Bruno Gouvea, Roberta M. Valente, Angélico Asenjo

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The first known species of the genus showing pronounced sexual dimorphism is described from the Brazilian Amazon. The paper also provides a key to three Brazilian species, but the index is limited to the new focal taxon.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5839
Issue: 1
Pages / article: 155–166
Publication date: 26 June 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5839.1.7
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Genus: Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 1851
Species: Homaeotarsus forceps Cavalcanti, Gouvea, Valente & Asenjo, 2026

Country: Brazil

Reported localities: Urucu petroleum province, Amazonas, Brazil, Brazilian Amazon

Work type: taxonomy, new species, sexual dimorphism, canopy fogging, identification key

Keywords: Coleoptera, canopy fogging, Amazon, identification key, petroleum province, Urucu