Open AccessAn unusual new genus of spider beetle (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from a guano island of Peru
Author(s) -
Kyle Whorrall,
T. Keith Philips
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista de la sociedad entomológica argentina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1851-7471
pISSN - 0373-5680
DOI - 10.25085/rsea.790402
Subject(s) - guano , spider , genus , biology , zoology , ecology , wolf spider
A new genus and species of spider beetle from Peru is described. One specimen is known to have come from South Chincha Island, while others were intercepted in a guano shipment in Texas, USA. Unusual characters of this genus include a small cavity laterally on each side of the metepisternum and very broad spacing between the antennae. The potential biology and evolutionary relationships of this genus are briefly discussed