Abstract
Schmidtinus annapurnensis Yin & Kurbatov gen. et sp. nov. of the pselaphine tribe Batrisini is described from the Annapurna mountains of Nepal, with the habitus and major diagnostic features illustrated. The morphological features that distinguish Schmidtinus gen. nov. from related batrisine genera are discussed.
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