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Issue: Vol. 5474 No. 5: 2 Jul. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-07-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5474.5.6
Page range: 550-562
Abstract views: 95
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New species group and two new species of the genus Hesperus from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina)

College of Science; Shanghai Normal University; 100 Guilin Road; 1 Educational Building 423 Room; Shanghai; 200234 P. R. China
College of Science; Shanghai Normal University; 100 Guilin Road; 1 Educational Building 423 Room; Shanghai; 200234 P. R. China
College of Science; Shanghai Normal University; 100 Guilin Road; 1 Educational Building 423 Room; Shanghai; 200234 P. R. China
Coleoptera Staphylinini Hesperus borneensis group Hesperus babai group

Abstract

A new species group, Hesperus babai group, is proposed based on characters of the subserrate antennae and apical portion of median lobe hatchet-like, along with description of a new species: H. pengi sp. n. (Hainan). A new species of the Hesperus borneensis group is described: H. flexibilis sp. n. (Xizang). Hesperus birmanus Cameron, 1932 is newly recorded from China (Yunnan, Hainan). Habitus and diagnostic characteristics of all mentioned species are provided. A key to Chinese species of the borneensis group and babai group are also provided.

 

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