title: A new species of the genus Linoderus Sharp, 1885 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Philonthina) from the Colombian Andes.
abstract: The monotypic genus Linoderus Sharp, 1885 was described based on a species from Panama and since the original description nearly nothing has been added to its taxonomical knowledge. The aim of the present paper is to describe a new species of the genus from Colombia and to report the genus for the first time from South America, adding some biological notes of the species.
authors.affiliation: Grupo Insectos de Colombia, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.; Email: margaralopezg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Margarita M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: López-García
authors.affiliation: Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología A.C, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.; Email: diana.mendez@posgrado.inecol.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Méndez-Rojas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003105:Colombia; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male