Three new species of the myrmecophilous genus Doryloxenus from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

By

Song, Xiao-bin
Li, Lizhen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

456

Pages

75-83

Subjects

army ant , China , Doryloxenus , myrmecophilous , new species , Pygostenini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.456.8584

 

Abstract

Three new species of the pygostenine genus Doryloxenus Wasmann, viz., D. aenictophilus sp. n. (from Zhejiang), D. tangliangi sp. n. (from Zhejiang), and D. songzhigaoi sp. n. (from Yunnan), are described, illustrated and distinguished from the Asian congeners. An identification key to the Chinese species is given.