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Issue: Vol. 5528 No. 1: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.32
Page range: 419-428
Abstract views: 90
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Three new species of Tmesiphorini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from the Nanling Mountains, China

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200234; China
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200234; China
Coleoptera taxonomy Raphitreus Tmesiphorus distribution guangxi southern China

Abstract

Three new tmesiphorine species from the Nanling Mountains, Raphitreus septuacarinatus sp. nov., Tmesiphorus huapingensis sp. nov., and Tmesiphorus maoermontis sp. nov., are described, with illustrations of the habitus and diagnostic features. All species can be readily separated from congeners by the unique male characters as well as structure of the aedeagus. A key to genera of Tmesiphorini from Nanling is provided.

 

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