Tuesday, June 23, 2026

[Entomology • 2026] Oxyporus amigo • A New Species of Oxyporus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae) from western Mexico

 

 Oxyporus amigo
Navarrete-Heredia & Reyes-Hernández, 2026


Abstract
A new species, Oxyporus amigo, is described from Jalisco and Michoacán, Mexico. The new species is diagnosed and illustrated. Additionally, Oxyporus mexicanus Fauvel, 1865 is recorded for the first time from the state of Aguascalientes, based on specimens collected in Monte Grande, San José de Gracia.

Coleoptera, Oxyporinae, rove beetles, taxonomy, new species, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Habitus of Oxyporus amigo sp. nov.:
 1) holotype, male, dorsal view; 2) paratype, female, dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm

Aedeagus of Oxyporus amigo sp. nov. (holotype, male);
3) Parameral view; 4) Left lateral view; 5) Right lateral view; 6) Antiparameral view.
Scale bars: 1 mm.

JOSÉ L. NAVARRETE-HEREDIA and JOSÉ L. REYES-HERNÁNDEZ. 2026. A New Species of Oxyporus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae) from western Mexico and New Record from Aguascalientes for O. mexicanus Fauvel. Zootaxa. 5837(1); 154-160. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5837.1.7 [2026-06-22]