The genus Pseudophanias Raffray (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Nanling Priority Area for Biodiversity Conservation, China

By

Zhang, Yong-Qin
Yin, Zi-Wei

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1179

Pages

231--241

Subjects

ant-loving beetle , Guangxi , Guizhou , new species , Oriental region , Tmesiphorini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1179.110478

 

Abstract

Prior to this study, no species of Pseudophanias Raffray had been reported from Nanling, a vast biodiversity conservation area that spans five provinces in southern China. In this paper, three new species of the genus are described: Pseudophanias furcilobussp. nov. (Guizhou, Guangxi), P. leigongsp. nov. (Guizhou), and P. mulunsp. nov. (Guangxi), suggesting that additional study on the diversity of this group in the area is required. These species are characterized, keyed, and compared to similar congeners, supplemented with illustrations of the habitus and other morphological characters.