Gildenkov M.Yu.
Two new species of the genus Carpelimus Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera: Staphilinidae: Oxytelinae) from Vietnam
Number: 407, Pages: 1 - 7
Two new species of the genus Carpelimus Leach, 1819 are described from Vietnam. Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) danangensis sp. n. is similar in its habitus to Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) corticinus (Gravenhorst, 1806), a widely distributed Palearctic species. C. (T.) danangensis is distinguished by a markedly larger and less distinct punctation on the body surface. It can readily be distinguished from all similar species by the structure of the aedeagus, which has strong sclerotized structures in the internal sac of a characteristic shape. Carpelimus (Trogophloeus) novus sp. n. belongs to the “notumus” group. This new species is most similar to C. (T.) plenus Gildenkov, 2019 from the Philippine Islands, from which it differs in the shape of the depressions on the pronotal disc, slightly more developed eyes and longer antennae. C. (T.) novus sp. n. can readily be distinguished from all species of the “notumus” group by the structure of the aedeagus.