Two new species and new records of the genus Procirrus Latreille from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)
New taxonomic and faunistic data for three species of the genus <i>Procirrus</i> Latreille, 1829 from China are provided. Two new species from Hainan and Yunnan provinces are described and illustrated: <i>P. hei</i> Huang & Peng, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>P. yunnanensis</i> Huang & Peng, <b>sp. nov.</b> Additional data (including photographs of the habitus and the type labels) on the type specimen of <i>P. fusculus</i> Sharp, 1889 are given. <i>Procirrus lewisii</i> Sharp, 1889 is recorded from Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Guangxi, Guizhou, Chongqing, Sichuan and Xizang for the first time. An identification key to Asian species of <i>Procirrus</i> is given.
Authors
- Lei Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-7391)
- Zhong Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5959-1536)
- Guanghong Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1888-6174)
Institutions
- Shanghai Normal University (CN)
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1250.158452
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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