Two new species and a new synonym of the genus Paederus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from China

Zootaxa. 2014 Aug 8;3847(3):431-6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.3.7.

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Paederus Fabricius, 1775 from mainland China are described: Paederus (Harpopaederus) brevior sp. nov. (Shaanxi) and P. (H.) multidenticulatus sp. nov. (Hubei). One new synonym is proposed: Paederus parvidenticulatus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013 = Paederus symmetricus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013 syn. nov.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • China
  • Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
  • Coleoptera / classification*
  • Coleoptera / growth & development
  • Female
  • Grasshoppers / anatomy & histology
  • Grasshoppers / classification*
  • Grasshoppers / growth & development
  • Gryllidae / anatomy & histology
  • Gryllidae / classification*
  • Gryllidae / growth & development
  • Male
  • Organ Size