New species of the genus Mimogonia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) from the Neotropical region

Abstract

The three new species of the genus Mimogonia, M. elytrata, M. andina, and M. longoelytrata, are described for the Neotropical region. The geographical distribution of the genus Mimogonia is discussed. The species were collected in Peru and French Guiana and types are deposited in the Snow Entomological Collections of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, and in my own collections.

Três novas espécies do gênero Mimogonia, M. elytrata, M. andina, and M. longoelytrata, são descritas para a região Neotropical. A distribuição geográfica do gênero Mimogonia é discutida. As espécies foram coletadas no Peru e na Guiana Francesa e os tipos estão depositados na Snow Entomological Collections do Natural History Museum da University of Kansas, Lawrence, U.S.A e na coleção particular do autor.

Keywords:

• New species
• Staphylinidae
• Osoriinae
• neotropics
• Mimogonia

Acknowledgments

I thank the curator of the Snow Entomological Collections, James S. Ashe, for his kind support to study his Mimogonia material from South America.