Taxonomic study of the genus Hesperus Fauvel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina) from Nanling Priority Area for Biodiversity Conservation, China, with description of two new species

A taxonomic study of the genus Hesperus Fauvel 1874 from Nanling Priority Area for Biodiversity Conservation, China is presented. Two new species of Hesperus are described: H. baimingi sp. nov. (Hunan) and H. nanlingensis sp. nov. (Guangdong, Guangxi). Habitus and diagnostic characters of all mentioned species are photographed and illustrated. A key to species of Hesperus from Nanling Priority Area for Biodiversity Conservation is provided.