On the Domene species of China, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Abstract

Material of the paederine genus Domene Fauvel, 1873 from China is examined. Nine species were identified, four of them described previously, one unnamed (represented exclusively by females), and four are newly described: D. cultrata sp. n. (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi); D. cuspidata sp. n. (Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan); D. chenae sp. n. (Guangxi); D. reducta sp. n. (Sichuan). A lectotype is designated for Domene reitteri Koch, 1939; a neotype is designated for Domene chenpengi Li, 1990. Domene dersuuzalai Gusarov, 1992 is placed in synonymy with D. chenpengi. Previous records of two Japanese species from China are most likely based on misidentifications and considered erroneous. Thus, the Domene fauna of China is currently composed of twelve described species. A key to the Domene species of China is provided. The distributions of eleven species are mapped