A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
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We here propose a species group within the genus Platydracus, the brachycerus group, that is very likely associated with termites and includes three known species: Platydracus brachycerus Smetana & Davies, 2000; Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005; and Platydracus donnyi Rougemont, 2015. We also describe three new species belonging to this group, all from China: P. smetanai sp. n. (Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Guangxi), P. gracilis sp. n. (Guangxi) and P. paragracilis sp. n. (Yunnan). Platydracus juang is newly recorded from Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan provinces. A key to species of the Platydracus brachycerus group is provided.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Zootaxa |
| Vol/bind | 5399 |
| Udgave nummer | 5 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 505-516 |
| Antal sider | 12 |
| ISSN | 1175-5326 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
We express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Maxwell V. L. Barclay and Dr. Michael Geiser from the Natural History Museum London for providing study material, and to Mr. Yu-Jie Cai (Shanghai) for providing the habitat photo of Platydracus juang. We also thank all the collectors mentioned in this paper. Qing-Hao Zhao also acknowledges his PhD study funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council and the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
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