First country record of Metopiellus Raffray, 1908 (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Metopiasini) from Ecuador, with description of two new species

2026/01/08 by Yarina Tapuy Aviles, David R. Díaz-Guevara, Michael Caterino · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/zookeys.1266.169869

Abstract

Two new species from the genus Metopiellus Raffray, 1908 (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Metopiasini) are described from both sides of the Ecuadorian Andes: Metopiellus palamaku sp. nov. from the Amazon in eastern Ecuador and Metopiellus chasqui sp. nov. from montane cloud forest in western Ecuador. These findings represent the first country record of the genus.

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• Please welcome to the world: Metopiellus palamaku and M. chasqui, new species of neotropical Pselaphinae, written with friends/coauthors from INABIO. These are the 8th and 9th species of Metopiellus k [bsky, 25 points, 0 comments]

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