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Published: 2023-02-23
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A third species of Pakistatyrus Hlaváč (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
taxonomy Tyrini new species identification key distribution Nepal Coleoptera

Abstract

The pselaphine genus Pakistatyrus Hlaváč (Pselaphitae: Tyrini) is represented by two species distributed in high mountain areas of the Himalaya. Here a third species, P. schmidti sp. nov., is described from Nepal. The species is characterized by the simple male antennae, large foveae of the pronotum and elytra, greatly reduced elytra, and conspicuously asymmetric aedeagus. A key to and an updated distribution map of the species of Pakistatyrus is provided.

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