"Domene (Lathromene) lusitanica n. sp. from Sicó karstic massif in Portugal is described and compared with other species of the subgenus, representing the first hypogean rove beetle from mainland Portugal. A comparison between Domene lusitanica n. sp. and the other species of the Iberian endemic subgenus Lathromene is made using diagnostic characters. An identification key for the males ofLathromene species is presented, and biogeographical and ecological comments are also included. The species of Domene known from the Iberian Peninsula are listed and their distributions are mapped."
Reference:
Reboleira A.SP.S., Gonçalves F., Oromí P. (2011). On the Iberian endemic subgenus Lathromene (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae): description of the first hypogean Domene Fauvel, from Portugal. Zootaxa, 2780, 48-56.
Read news about it:
Crónica de Mário Cláudio in Expresso
Portuguesa descobre escaravelho predador único no mundo - Expresso
Bióloga portuguesa descobre escaravelho predador - Ciência Hoje
Bióloga descobre escaravelho predador na serra do Sicó - Público