On the genus Phloeostiba Thomson, 1858 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Omaliini) of Indonesia, with description of two new species from Sulawesi

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Two new species from Sulawesi are described in a wider treatment that also includes lectotype work and records from Indonesia and Bhutan. Four species named in the abstract are represented; broader species and locality coverage remains partial.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5814
Issue: 1
Pages / article: 110–118
Publication date: 20 May 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5814.1.6
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Omaliinae MacLeay, 1825
Tribe: Omaliini MacLeay, 1825
Genus: Phloeostiba Thomson, 1858
Species: Phloeostiba hammondi Shavrin, 2026, Phloeostiba truncata Shavrin, 2026, Phloeostiba subapicalis (Cameron, 1928), Phloeostiba plana (Paykull, 1792)

Countries: Indonesia, Bhutan

Reported localities: Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sumatra, Indonesia

Work type: taxonomic article, new species, lectotype designation, faunistic records

Keywords: Coleoptera, rove beetles, diversity, new taxa, lectotype, distribution, Oriental region