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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 3: 4 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.3.8
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A new species of Batrisocenus Raffray (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from coastal Guangdong, South China

Shanghai Zoological Park; Shanghai 200335; China
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Shanghai 200234; China
Coleoptera ant-loving beetle Batrisini taxonomy new taxon Shantou City

Abstract

Batrisocenus shantouensis Feng & Yin, sp. nov. is described from Shantou, Guangdong, South China, representing the first pselaphine species documented for the city. The new species is characterized primarily by its coarsely punctate elytra, the unique modification of male tergite 1 (IV), and configuration of the aedeagus.

 

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How to Cite

Feng, T. & Yin, Z.-W. (2025) A new species of Batrisocenus Raffray (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from coastal Guangdong, South China. Zootaxa, 5659 (3). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.3.8