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Issue: Vol. 3094 No. 1: 9 Nov. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-11-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3094.1.3
Page range: 43–51
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 19

A new species of Placusa Erichson (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from China

College of Forest Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
College of Forest Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
Management Office of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum, Nanjing, 210014, China
Coleoptera Staphylinidae Aleocharinae Placusa pinearum new species China

Abstract

A new species, Placusa pinearum Gao, Ji, Liu, sp. nov. from China, is described and illustrated. The line drawings of aedeagus, spermatheca and scanning electron micrographs of different parts of mouthparts and body are provided.

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