A new species of Styngetus Fauvel, 1874 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Mexico, with an updated key and comments on the distribution of the Mexican species

José Luis Reyes-Hernández, José Luis Navarrete-Heredia

Editorial summary

Reyes-Hernández and Navarrete-Heredia describe Styngetus talpaensis from cloud forest in Jalisco, Mexico. The specimens were collected in squid-baited carrion traps, and the paper adds an updated male-based identification key and distributional comments for Mexican Styngetus.

Source basis: Official Zootaxa article record, keyword list and publisher abstract.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5878
Issue: 2
Pages / article: 281–292
Publication date: 14 September 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5878.2.7
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Staphylininae Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Staphylinini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Styngetus Fauvel, 1874
Species: Styngetus talpaensis Reyes-Hernández & Navarrete-Heredia, 2026

Biogeographic region: Neotropical region

Country: Mexico

Reported locality: Parque Estatal Bosque de Arce, Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, Mexico

Work type: taxonomy, new species, identification key, distribution

Keywords: Coleoptera, Staphylinini, Xanthopygina, Jalisco, taxonomy, biogeographic provinces