Cephazteca, a new Neotropical genus of Cephenniini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)

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A new Neotropical genus Cephazteca gen. nov. of the tribe Cephenniini (Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae) is described, with five new species: C. xilitla sp. nov. (the type species of Cephazteca) and C. chiapasana sp. nov. from Mexico, C. matagalpana sp. nov. from Nicaragua, C. media sp. nov. and C. testacea sp. nov. from Costa Rica. Habitus and aedeagi of all new species are illustrated; diagnostic characters of Cephazteca are discussed and compared to all other genera of Cephenniini.

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