Taxonomy of Korean Carpelimus Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)

Trogophloeus tripunctulatus Coiffait, 1981, a new synonym of Carpelimus insularis (Kraatz, 1858) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae).

Designations of the lectotypes for the oriental species of the genus Carpelimus Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).

The type material of the Oriental Carpelimus species from five museums have been investigated. Thirty four lectotypes are designated for the following species: Trogophloeus bengalensis Cameron, 1930; T. bicolor Cameron, 1940; T. calcuttanus Bemhauer, 1911; T. chatterjeei Cameron, 1930; T. congruus Cameron, 1930;T. coriaceus Cameron, 1930; T. flavipennis Cameron, 1930; T. formosae Cameron, 1940;...

Review of the genus platystethus mannerheim (coleoptera: staphylinidae: oxytelinae) in china.

Platystethus Mannerheim, currently comprising 53 species, is a widespread genus of the subfamily Oxytelinae in Northern Hemisphere. Platystethus species are most commonly found in dung and other decaying plant materials, occasionally on stream banks. In this paper, we reviewed all 12 species currently known from China. Three species are described as new to science: P. bucerus sp. nov. (from Xiz...

Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the subgenus Velleius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae).

The subgenus Velleius Leach, 1819 of the genus Quedius Stephens, 1829 is a small and very distinctive group in the subtribe Quediina (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) with pectinate antennal segments and larvae living in nests of Vespa species. This paper reviews the taxonomy of all Velleius species and analyzes the phylogeny of this group. Two new species, Quedius (Velleius) sagittalis sp. nov. f...

A new species and additional records of Rugilus Leach from Qinling, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

A new species of Rugilus Leach, Rugilus (Rugilus) huanghaoisp. n. from Qinling, Shaanxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. Additional records of seven species from Qinling are reported.