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Issue: Vol. 5701 No. 1: 1 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5701.1.2
Page range: 54-64
Abstract views: 235
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Taxonomic review of the tribe Himalusini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with new synonymies

Entomological Laboratory; Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences; Kyushu University; Fukuoka; 819-0395 Japan.
The Kyushu University Museum; Fukuoka; 812-8581 Japan.
Museum of Natural and Environmental History; Shizuoka; Oya 5762; Suruga-ku; Shizuoka-shi; Shizuoka 422-8017 Japan
Natural Resources Canada; Canadian Forest Service; Pacific Forestry Centre; 506 West Burnside Road; Victoria; BC; Canada; V8Z 1M5 (emeritus).
Coleoptera Asia rove beetle new combination new synonymy redescription

Abstract

The tribe Himalusini Klimaszewski, Pace & Center, 2010 is taxonomically reviewed based on examination of type and non-type material of its constituent genera. The species of the genus Parabrachida Cameron, 1939 are reassessed and the following new synonymy is proposed: Parabrachida decipiens Cameron, 1939 = Himalusa thailandensis Pace, Klimaszewski & Center, 2010, syn. nov. Parabrachida is transferred from the tribe Homalotini Heer, 1839 to Himalusini Klimaszewski. For the taxa included in the tribe Himalusini, one generic synonym is established: Protinodes Sharp, 1888 = Himalusa Pace, 2006, syn. nov., and one new combination is proposed: Protinodes annapurnensis (Pace, 2006), comb. nov. Notably, the present study demonstrates that Parabrachida decipiens, a species described by Cameron in 1939, was misplaced as a member of Himalusa, and its reassignment to Parabrachida based on type material highlights the critical importance of re-examining historical specimens. In total, five species in three genera are recognized in Himalusini.

 

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How to Cite

Hashizume, T., Maruyama, M., Kishimoto, T. & Klimaszewski, J. (2025) Taxonomic review of the tribe Himalusini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with new synonymies. Zootaxa, 5701 (1), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5701.1.2