First country record of Metopiellus Raffray, 1908 (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Metopiasini) from Ecuador, with description of two new species
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The genus is recorded from Ecuador for the first time and two new species are described from eastern Amazonian and western montane-forest localities. The focal taxonomy and reported Ecuadorian geography are fully represented.
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Taxa and geography
Country: Ecuador
Reported localities: Amazonian eastern Ecuador, Montane cloud forest, western Ecuador
Work type: taxonomic article, first country record, new species
Keywords: Ant-like litter beetles, identification key, myrmecophily, new record, pselaphine beetles, taxonomy, tropical biodiversity
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1Nomenclatural acts
2- Metopiellus palamaku
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F67D4393-8C7F-4839-B576-FFC41B318BDD - Metopiellus chasqui
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:636C2C0D-06BF-4B70-A4C3-4B1DA9D2F850