First record of Bledius caribbeanus Blackwelder, 1943 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) from Brazil and distributional extension of B. hermani Caron and Ribeiro- Costa, 2007

Two species of Bledius Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae) are recorded for northeastern Brazilian coast. The occurrence of B. caribbeanus Blackwelder, 1943 is reported for the first time in Brazil and the geographical distribution of B. hermani Caron and Ribeiro-Costa, 2007 is exten...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Rosa, Edilson Caron, Leandro Sousa-Souto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-05-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18661/download/pdf/
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Summary:Two species of Bledius Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae) are recorded for northeastern Brazilian coast. The occurrence of B. caribbeanus Blackwelder, 1943 is reported for the first time in Brazil and the geographical distribution of B. hermani Caron and Ribeiro-Costa, 2007 is extended.
ISSN:1809-127X