Two new species and new records of the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China

Authors: Huang, Lei DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1280.192655 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Distribution · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Fossil Insects in Amber

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New morphological, taxonomic, and faunistic data on the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 from China are provided. Two new species of Pinopellis are described: P. liaoi sp. nov. (Guangdong: Shaoguan) and P. yini sp. nov. (Xizang: Medog). Pinopellis biexcisa Assing, 2022 is recorded from China for the first time. New provincial records are provided for P. nigripes (Cameron, 1914) from Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Xizang, and for P. yunnanica Assing, 2022 from Guangdong. Two unidentified species were recorded, and the previously unknown female of P. yunnanica is described for the first time. A key to the Pinopellis species from China is given.

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