Three new macropterous species, and additional records, of Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

Tang; Shichao Tang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1280.192656

Three new macropterous species, and additional records, of Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

Authors: Tang, Shichao Tang DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1280.192656 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

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Three new macropterous species of the genus Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China, are described and illustrated: O. acutus Tang & Peng, sp. nov. (Libo, Guizhou), O. biwenxuani Tang & Peng, sp. nov. (Yingjiang, Yunnan) and O. excisus Tang & Peng, sp. nov. (Qujing, Yunnan). Oedichirus laoticus Rougemont, 2018 is reported from China for the first time. Additional provincial records are provided: O. chapmani Cameron, 1940 from Hubei, Guangdong and Yunnan; O. longipennis Kraatz, 1859 from Zhejiang, Guangdong and Hainan; and O. ovalisis Duan, Yue & Li, 2024 from Guangxi. A key to the macropterous species from China is provided.

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