Cylindrical staphy - Mimogonia

Mimogonia sp.

Moved from Unmargined Rove Beetles.

I forwarded the images to Ulrich Irmler, an expert on Neotropical Osoriinae, and he says this is almost certainly a species of the South American genus Mimogonia.

… Brad Barnd, 18 January, 2012 - 1:22pm

Mimogonia sp. confirmed

I've sent the specimen to J.H. Frank at Univ. of Florida, who confirms it is a species of Mimogonia, possibly undescribed. A new U.S. record.

… Brad Barnd, 2 February, 2012 - 4:11pm

Moved

Moved from Rove Beetles.

… Brad Barnd, 14 December, 2011 - 3:45pm

osoriine?

does it work for you?

… v belov, 5 December, 2011 - 10:47pm

yeah

i'm pretty sure its something in that group. Size and habitus seems more like Nacaeus (looks more like this one at MCZ than the ones in the guide).

But there are several genera from this group not represented in the guide yet, so I don't know. Looks a lot like some of the 'Lispinus' at MCZ.

… Brad Barnd, 6 December, 2011 - 2:18am

keyed

I ran this thru the American Beetles key using higher power and it wants to go to Holotrochus.

The front coxae have a definite carina/groove on mesal surface and the inner edge of the protibiae are shallowly concave with a dense line of setae present (ctenidium), which point to Osoriini. Scape is short and external edge of protibiae are straight-ish and not strongly spinose, which leads to Holotrochus.

… Brad Barnd, 6 December, 2011 - 3:49pm