A new species of leaf-litter inhabiting Georissus from Borneo (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea: Georissidae)
2012
Abstract
Georissus (Neogeorissus) smetanai sp. nov. is described from Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia.
Long series of this species has been sifted from cloud forest leaf litter in contrast to most species of the genus, which are most frequently collected in riparian zones. The species is compared with G. lateralis Deleve, 1967 and G. inflatus Deleve, 1972, which were collected under similar circumstances and the leaf-litter habits of the three species are briefly discussed.