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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 1: 2 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.1.8
Page range: 127-132
Abstract views: 68
PDF downloaded: 8

A new species and an additional faunistic record of Scydmaenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) from Shanghai, China

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200234; China
Jiading Agriculture Technology Extension Service Center; Jiading District; Shanghai 201403; China
Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200233; China
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200234; China
Coleoptera taxonomy ant-like stone beetle new taxon new record east Asia

Abstract

A new member of Scydmaeninae, Scydmaenus shanghaicus Yin & Zhou, sp. nov., is described from material collected in Chongming and Jiading, Shanghai. This species is distinguished from its East Asian congeners primarily by the markedly slender aedeagus and the specific configuration of the endophallus armature. Illustrations of the habitus and major diagnostic characters are provided to facilitate reliable identification. Additionally, the occurrence of Scydmaenus vestitus (Sharp) in Shanghai is reported. These discoveries further suggest the potential of urban biodiversity surveys in revealing cryptic arthropod richness within anthropogenic ecosystems.

 

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How to Cite

Yin, Z.-W., Zhou, D.-Y., Wang, Q. & Hu, J.-Y. (2025) A new species and an additional faunistic record of Scydmaenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) from Shanghai, China. Zootaxa, 5659 (1), 127–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.1.8