New species of rove beetles identified in Brunei and Philippines, suggesting biodiversity in oriental regions.
Two new species of rove beetles are described: Thinodromus (s. str.) temburongensis sp. n. from Brunei, Borneo and Thinodromus (s. str.) davaoensis sp. n. from Mindanao, Philippines. Based on the structure of the abdominal tergites, both new species belong to the “Apocellagria” group. At present, this group includes 13 species, 4 of which live in Tropical Africa, and 9 are known from the Oriental Biogeographic Region. No “Apocellagria” have so far been known from Borneo and the Philippines.
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