Seven new species of the genus Bolitogyrus Chevrolat, 1842 are described based on specimens collected in China, namely B. depressus sp. nov. from Guangdong, B. hainanensis sp. nov. and B. magnimaculosus sp. nov. from Hainan, B. metallicus sp. nov. from Hubei, and B. loculus sp. nov., B. profundus sp. nov. and B. uncus sp. nov. from Yunnan. The number of Bolitogyrus species is thus increased to 59. Line drawings and color illustrations of adults and genitalia of the new species and some others are given. A key to species known from China is provided, with the exception of B. fukienensis Scheerpeltz, 1974, which is only known from females. A geographical distribution map of all Chinese species is also compiled.
The subgenus Velleius Leach, 1819 of the genus Quedius Stephens, 1829 is a small and very distinctive group in the subtribe Quediina (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) with pectinate antennal segments and larvae living in nests of Vespa species. This paper reviews the taxonomy of all Velleius species and analyzes the phylogeny of this group. Two new species, Quedius (Velleius) sagittalis sp. nov. from Shaanxi, China and Q. (V.) rectilatus sp. nov. from Guangdong, China, are described. Q. (V.) simillimus (Fairmaire,1891) syn. nov. is proposed as a new synonym of Q. (V.) pectinatus (Sharp, 1874). Phylogenetic result shows that all nine Velleius species can be divided into two clades and both have strong tree supports of Bremer/Bootstrap/Jackknife values.
Three new species of the subgenus Microsaurus Dejean, 1833 of the genus Quedius Stephens, 1829 are described based on specimens collected from China: Q. (Microsaurus) bilobus sp. nov. and Q. (Microsaurus) varius sp. nov. from Sichuan, and Q. (Microsaurus) cornutus sp. nov. from Yunnan. Line drawings and color illustrations of adults and genitalia of the new species are provided.
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