Amblyopinodes amazonicus new species (Coleoptera: Staphyliniidae), a parasite of rodents from Pakitza, Peru
Manu: The biodiversity of southeastern Peru
1997
Book Section
659-664
Smithsonian Institution and Editorial Horizonte
Lima
Parque Nacional del Manu Pakitza Amblyopinodes amazonicus Coleoptera Staphyliniidae Oryzomys rodents animals mammals invertebrates insects beetles parasites parasitism new species taxonomy morphology Madre de Dios Bibliography
Amblyopinode amazonicus, n. sp., a parasite of Oryzomys spp. from Pakitza, Peru, is described. The species is related with the piceus group based on the sclerotized movable piece and differs from it in lacking claviform setae in sternum VI; it also is distinguishable from A. major in the reduced number of teeth on the ventral margin of parameres.