The enigmatic Megalopinus fauna of Arizona (USA) – New distributional records and description of a new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Megalopsidiinae)
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Rove beetles, taxonomy, faunistics, sky islands, Madrean RegionAbstract
Three species of the rove beetle genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 are reported from Arizona, USA. One species, Megalopinus billi Mainda spec. nov., is described from the Patagonia Mountains (Santa Cruz County) and Gardner Canyon (Pima County). Megalopinus lingafelteri Mainda, 2023 is recorded from two additional localities; the female is described and illustrated here for the first time. Finally, Megalopinus rufipes (LeConte, 1863) is newly recorded from Arizona.
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