Abstract
The pselaphine genus Pakistatyrus Hlaváč (Pselaphitae: Tyrini) is represented by two species distributed in high mountain areas of the Himalaya. Here a third species, P. schmidti sp. nov., is described from Nepal. The species is characterized by the simple male antennae, large foveae of the pronotum and elytra, greatly reduced elytra, and conspicuously asymmetric aedeagus. A key to and an updated distribution map of the species of Pakistatyrus is provided.
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