On Scaphidium grande-complex (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae)

By

Tang, Liang
Li, Lizhen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

43

Pages

65-78

Subjects

Coleoptera , new species , Scaphidium grande-complex , Staphylinidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.43.447

 

Abstract

The Scaphidium grande-complex is defined and six new species of the complex are described: S. longum sp. n. from Hainan Province, S. spinatum sp. n., from Anhui Province, S. laxum sp. n. and S. inflexitibiale sp. n. from Yunnan Province, S. reni sp. n., from Guizhou Province, and S. liui sp. n., from Xizang Autonomous Region. Their diagnostic characters are illustrated and a key to Scaphidium grande-complex is provided.