On two species of the indica group of Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 1830 from East Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)

Ilya V. Enushchenko, Alexey V. Shavrin

Editorial summary

Enushchenko and Shavrin redescribe Gyrophaena aenescens from Tanzania, designate its lectotype and describe G. protoindica from Rwanda. Both are assigned to the indica group, extending the group’s documented range beyond the Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental regions.

Source basis: Official Zootaxa article page and publisher abstract.

Editor’s note

The title and DOI metadata give Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 1830 Mannerheim, 1830; the publisher abstract gives 1839. The title form is retained, and “Rwuanda” is indexed as Rwanda.

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Taxa and geography

Countries: Tanzania, Rwanda

Work type: taxonomic article, new species, redescription, lectotype designation, new country record

Keywords: Coleoptera, rove beetles, taxonomy, lectotype, descriptions, species group, East Africa