Prolibia
Newton, 2017
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3Prolibia is a of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) in the Osoriinae, described by Newton in 2017. It belongs to the tribe Thoracophorini and subtribe Clavilispinina. The genus is relatively recently described with limited published information available.
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Taxonomic History
Prolibia was erected by Alfred F. Newton in 2017 as part of a revision of the Thoracophorini tribe within Osoriinae. The was separated from related genera based on characters of the mouthparts and genitalia.
Specimen Records
GBIF and iNaturalist records indicate very few documented observations of this , with iNaturalist showing only 7 observations as of the data cutoff. This suggests the genus is either rare, poorly collected, or restricted to specific that are infrequently sampled.