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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.12
Page range: 101-111
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Two new species of Astenus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from Mêdog, China

Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Sciences; Langfang Normal University; Langfang 065000; Hebei; China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Sciences; Langfang Normal University; Langfang 065000; Hebei; China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Sciences; Langfang Normal University; Langfang 065000; Hebei; China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Sciences; Langfang Normal University; Langfang 065000; Hebei; China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Sciences; Langfang Normal University; Langfang 065000; Hebei; China
Coleoptera taxonomy Paederinae Astenus new taxa Mêdog

Abstract

Two new species of the paederine rove beetle genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 are described: A. medogensis sp. nov. and A. yarangensis sp. nov., both collected from Mêdog County, Xizang, China. Color plates of the habitus, antennae, abdominal segments VII–IX of the males, as well as the aedeagal structures are provided. In addition, a checklist of all known 30 species (including the two new species) of the genus Astenus from China is included.

 

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How to Cite

Li, X.-Y., Shen, X.-Y., Liu, T.-Y., Jia, Y.-H. & Chen, H.-F. (2026) Two new species of Astenus Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from Mêdog, China. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 101–111. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.12