Abstract
A new zuphiine carabid beetle genus, Atongolium gen. nov., including Atongolium mirabile sp. nov. (type species) and A. moorei sp. nov., is described. The type locality for both new species is Ningua Reserve, New Caledonia. These are the first Zuphiini recorded from New Caledonia. They are very divergent from all known zuphiines in having the anterior and posterior corners of the pronotum with lobe-like protuberances, a field of spatulate setae covering most of the body and a coating of environmental patina. Their coating of dirt renders them very cryptic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 99-104 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Memoirs of the Queensland Museum |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Carabidae
- Coleoptera
- Crypsis
- New Caledonia
- Species key
- Systematics
- Zuphiini