Disarthricerus dulcissimus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae): a precious dwarf from the north

The rare and enigmatic ant-like litter beetle genus Disarthricerus Raffray, 1895 (Pselaphinae, Clavigeritae, Disarthricerini) comprises three species distributed across the southern Malay Peninsula and northern Borneo. Herein, a fourth member, D. dulcissimus sp. nov. , is described from Yunnan, southwest China, which extends the known range of the genus northward by more than 2,100 kilometers. Scanning electron micrographs of the cephalic structures and illustrations of the aedeagus for the type species, D. integer Raffray, 1895, are provided for the first time. To facilitate future studies, a summary of existing knowledge of Disarthricerus and a key for the identification of all four species are also presented.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
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2025-12-03
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https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.72.170957
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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Disarthricerus dulcissimus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae): a precious dwarf from the north

Shûhei Nomura, Liang Lü, Zi‐Wei Yin, PETER HLAVÁČ
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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Disarthricerus dulcissimus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae): a precious dwarf from the north

Shûhei Nomura, Liang Lü, Zi‐Wei Yin, PETER HLAVÁČ
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Abstract

The rare and enigmatic ant-like litter beetle genus Disarthricerus Raffray, 1895 (Pselaphinae, Clavigeritae, Disarthricerini) comprises three species distributed across the southern Malay Peninsula and northern Borneo. Herein, a fourth member, D. dulcissimus sp. nov. , is described from Yunnan, southwest China, which extends the known range of the genus northward by more than 2,100 kilometers. Scanning electron micrographs of the cephalic structures and illustrations of the aedeagus for the type species, D. integer Raffray, 1895, are provided for the first time. To facilitate future studies, a summary of existing knowledge of Disarthricerus and a key for the identification of all four species are also presented.

Deutsche Entomologische ZeitschriftVol. 72(2)
Shanghai Normal University (CN), National Museum of Nature and Science (JP), Mendel University in Brno (CZ), Hebei Normal University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Openalex Percentile: Top 71%
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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Disarthricerus dulcissimus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae): a precious dwarf from the north — Shûhei Nomura, Liang Lü, et al. · Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS