A revision of the Stenus flammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species

By

Tang, Liang
Liu, Si-Yu
Niu, Tong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

595

Pages

57-83

Subjects

China , Coleoptera , identification key , new species , Staphylinidae , Stenus flammeus group

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752

 

Abstract

The Stenus flammeus group is proposed and twelve new species of the group are described: S. corniculus sp. n., S. daicongchaoi sp. n., S. jiajinshanus sp. n., S. jindingianus sp. n., S. paraflammeus sp. n., S. pengzhongi sp. n., S. pseudoflammeus sp. n., S. punctidorsus sp. n., S. tuyueyei sp. n., S. xilingmontis sp. n., and S. zhoudeyaoi sp. n. from Sichuan Province, and S. dabashanus sp. n. from Shaanxi Province. Their diagnostic characters are illustrated and a key to species of the group is provided.