Contributions to Entomology 72(1): 101-104, doi: 10.3897/contrib.entomol.72.e87237
A new species of Acrolocha from North Iran (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae)
expand article infoVolker Assing
‡ Unaffiliated, Hannover, Germany
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Abstract
A new species of the Holarctic omaliine genus Acrolocha Thomson, 1858 from Gilan province, Northwest Iran, is described, illustrated, and distinguished from other West Palaearctic congeners. The genus now includes a total of 16 species, seven of which are distributed in the West Palaearctic region.
Keywords
Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae, Acrolocha, West Palaearctic region, Iran, taxonomy, new species