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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.16
Page range: 139-146
Abstract views: 19
PDF downloaded: 11

First report of the tribe Pselaphini from Xizang, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200234; China
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa; Xizang Autonomous Region 850001; China
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; College of Life Sciences; Shanghai Normal University; Xuhui District; Shanghai 200234; China
Coleoptera taxonomy Pselaphogenius new taxa distribution eastern Himalaya China

Abstract

The tribe Pselaphini is reported to occur in Xizang, with two new species being described from Mêdog and Zayü counties: Pselaphogenius dagmo Zhang & Yin, sp. nov. and Pselaphogenius xizangensis Zhang & Yin, sp. nov. Both taxa can be readily distinguished from all East Asian congeners by their external appearances, in combination with the characteristic aedeagal structures.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, Y.-Q., Pubu, Z. & Yin, Z.-W. (2026) First report of the tribe Pselaphini from Xizang, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.16