Abstract
Stenus absconditus Hu & Tang, 2018 was published in our recent paper, and latter Dr. Alfred Francis Newton kindly informed us that the name was preoccupied by Stenus absconditus Puthz 2017. After confirming the information, we propose a new replacement name for this species.
References
Hu, C.-Z. & Tang, L. (2018) Notes on the Stenus indubius group with descriptions of four new species from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Zootaxa, 4471 (2), 341–350.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4471.2.6
Puthz, V. (2017) Übersicht über die neotropischen arten der gattung Stenus Latreille mit seitlich ungerandetem abdomen und gelappten tarsen (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 351. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Steninen. Linzer biologische Beiträge, 49 (1), 749–883.