Two new species of Myrmedonota Cameron (Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Mexico
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Two new species of Myrmedonota are described from Mexico. Illustrations and a distribution map are provided, as are keys to identify Myrmedonota known from the Nearctic and Neotropics. Specimens were collected by means of mercury vapor light traps or flight interception traps.
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