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Revision of the seashore genus Salinamexus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) with a description of Salinamexus koreanus sp. nov. from Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Mi-Jeong Jeon  and
Kee-Jeong Ahn
Mi-Jeong Jeon
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
Kee-Jeong Ahn*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

The seashore aleocharine genus Salinamexus Moore and Legner is revised. Three species are recognized, one of which is described as new (Salinamexus koreanussp. nov.). The genus Salinamexus and the species S. browni Moore and Legner and S. reticulatus (Moore and Legner) are redescribed. A key and illustrations of diagnostic features are provided.

Résumé

Nous révisons le genre Salinamexus Moore et Legner de la sous-famille des aléocharinés qui habite les bords de mer. Nous reconnaissons trois espèces, dont une inédite (Salinamexus koreanussp. nov.). Nous décrivons de nouveau le genre Salinamexus et les espèces S. browni Moore et Legner et S. reticulatus (Moore et Legner) et nous présentons une clé d'identification ainsi que des illustrations des caractères diagnostiques.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 2 , April 2007 , pp. 189 - 194
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2007

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