Aleomallus yaque Rainey and Ivie, new genus and species is described from high-elevation areas in the Dominican Republic and placed in the Aleocharinae tribe Diestotini. This placement is discussed with a review of the history of the tribe and related groups. A description with figures of diagnostic characters is provided. This discovery highlights the extent of undescribed Aleocharinae biodiversity in the mountains of the West Indies.
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29 September 2023
New Genus and Species of High-Altitude Flightless Diestotini from the West Indies (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Jordan J. Rainey,
Michael A. Ivie
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 77 • No. 3
September 2023
Vol. 77 • No. 3
September 2023
Greater Antilles
morphology
rove beetle
Staphylinoidea
taxonomy