New data on the subgenus Harpopaederus of the genus Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) of mainland China

Zhong Peng; Li-Zhen Li; Mei-Jun Zhao

doi:10.3897/zookeys.495.9484

New data on the subgenus Harpopaederus of the genus Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) of mainland China

Zookeys. 2015 Apr 8:(495):143-53. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.495.9484. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Zhong Peng¹, Li-Zhen Li¹, Mei-Jun Zhao¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, P. R. China.

Abstract

Paederus (Harpopaederus) xui Peng & Li, sp. n. (Sichuan: Micang Shan) is described. Additional records of five Harpaederus species are reported. All of these species are illustrated.

Keywords: Coleoptera; Harpopaederus; Paederus; Staphylinidae; mainland China; new records; new species.