Capnosolius Seago & Newton

Peck, Stewart B., Gnaspini, Pedro & Newton, Alfred F., 2020, Updated catalog and generic keys of the Leiodidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Neotropical region (“ Latin America ”: Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America), Zootaxa 4741 (1), pp. 1-114 : 17

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Genus Capnosolius Seago & Newton

Capnosolius Seago & Newton, 2009: 298 . Type species: Capnosolius ariasae Seago & Newton (orig. des.).

Distribution: Southern Chile.

Biology: Probably feeding on finely particulate matter such as fungal hyphae and spores or decaying plant matter. All specimens were taken by insecticide fogging of the canopy of forest treees.

C. ariasae Seago & Newton, 2009: 300. Holotype male in MNNC. Type locality: Oncol Park, Bonifacio Way, Valdivia Province [as “ X Region ” in original description], Chile. Distribution: Chile: Valdivia Province.

References

Seago, A. E. & Newton, A. F. (2009) A new genus of leiodid beetle from Chile, with generic key and species checklist of described Neopelatopini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Camiarinae). Annales Zoologici, Warszawa, 59, 297 - 304. https: // doi. org / 10.3161 / 000345409 X 476387