Caledomus gen. nov., a new cillaeine genus (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from New Caledonia and taxonomic notes

Alexander G Kirejtshuk; Alexey V Kovalev

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4277.3.9

Caledomus gen. nov., a new cillaeine genus (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from New Caledonia and taxonomic notes

Zootaxa. 2017 Jun 19;4277(3):443-450. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.3.9.

Authors

Alexander G Kirejtshuk¹, Alexey V Kovalev

Affiliation

¹ Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab., 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia CNRS UMR 7205, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 50, Entomologie, 45, Rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France. agk@zin.ru.

PMID: 30308644
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.3.9

Abstract

Caledomus extraordinarius gen. et sp. nov. of the subfamily Cillaeinae is described from New Caledonia (Tinchialit). This new genus is a member of the Adocimus-complex of genera. The new name Brittonoma nom. nov. is proposed for the junior homonym Brittonema Kirejtshuk, 2011, non Thorne, 1967.

Keywords: Coleoptera, sap beetles, Cillaeinae, new species, replacement of generic name.

MeSH terms

Animals
Coleoptera*
New Caledonia