Discovery of the termitophilous genus Trichopsenius Horn, 1877 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from China with description of a new species

Ri-Xin Jiang; Xiu-Dong Huang; Xiang-Sheng Chen

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1152.99290

Discovery of the termitophilous genus Trichopsenius Horn, 1877 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from China with description of a new species

Zookeys. 2023 Mar 6:1152:35-43. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1152.99290. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ri-Xin Jiang^{1

2}, Xiu-Dong Huang^{1

2}, Xiang-Sheng Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
² The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.

Abstract

The termitophilous genus Trichopsenius Horn, 1877 is recorded from China for the first time. A new species, Trichopseniushuaxiensissp. nov. is described; it was collected in a nest of the termite genus Reticulitermes Holmgren from a dead and flattened pine tree.

Keywords: Guizhou; Trichopseniini; rove beetles; termites; termitophily.

Ri-Xin Jiang, Xiu-Dong Huang, Xiang-Sheng Chen.

Grants and funding

the Program of Excellent Innovation Talents, Guizhou Province (No. 20154021)