Six new species of micropterous Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China

Yi Yang; Sophie Chen; Zhong Peng

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1221.135891

Six new species of micropterous Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China

Zookeys. 2024 Dec 13:1221:145-164. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1221.135891. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Yi Yang¹, Sophie Chen², Zhong Peng¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, 1st Educational Building 323 Room, Shanghai, 200234, China Shanghai Normal University Shanghai China.
² Shanghai American School, 1600 Lingbai Road, Shanghai, 200120, China Shanghai American School Shanghai China.

Abstract

Six new species of the genus Paederus Fabricius, 1775 from China are described: P.chentangus sp. nov. (Xizang: Chentang), P.mirus sp. nov. (Xizang: Xiayadong), P.songi sp. nov. (Chongqing: Polaoxiang), P.trispinosus sp. nov. (Hubei: Houhe), P. (Harpopaederus) yeisp. nov. (Hubei: Cuijia'ao), and P.zhaoi sp. nov. (Zhejiang: Majian). A key to the micropterous Paederus species of mainland China is given.

Keywords: New species; rove beetles; taxonomic key.

Yi Yang, Sophie Chen, Zhong Peng.