Eight new species of Batrisodes Reitter from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae).

ABSTRACT: Eight new species of the genus Batrisodes Reitter are described from continental China, seven of which were found in association with ants: B. abdominalissp. n. and B. tianmuensissp. n. with an Ectomomyrmex ant from Zhejiang; B. grossussp. n. with an Odontomachus ant from Guangxi; B. simianshanussp. n. with an Aphaenogaster ant from Chongqing; B. qiuluisp. n. with a Pheidole ant, B. xuhaoisp. n. with a Lasius ant, and B. zhouchaoisp. n. with Lasius and Nylanderia ants from Sichuan. Batrisodes zethussp. n. was collected from a leaf litter sample.

SUBMITTER: Jiang RX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5672777 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature