Nazeris, Fauvel, 1873

Gao, Zhuo-Qun, Da, Wa & Hu, Jia-Yao, 2023, The Nazeris fauna in Xizang, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), Zootaxa 5369 (1), pp. 131-145 : 144-145

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.7
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10166588
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scientific name	Nazeris
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Key to Nazeris View in CoL species in Xizang

1 Head with umbilicate punctation ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 )................................................................. 2

- Head with non-umbilicate punctation ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ).............................................................. 8

2 Abdomen with fine microsculpture ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 )........................................ N. xizangensis Hu & Li, 2016 View in CoL

- Abdomen lacking microsculpture ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 )................................................................. 3

3 Male sternite VII with posterior margin prominent at middle ( Hu et al. 2016: 477, Fig. 16)........................... 4

- Male sternite VII with posterior margin excised at middle ( Figs 5A View FIGURE 5 , 6A View FIGURE 6 ).......................................... 5

4 Ventral process of aedeagus with V-shaped excision at apex in ventral view ( Hu et al. 2008: 91, Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ).......................................................................................... N. motuensis Hu, Li & Zhao, 2008 View in CoL

- Ventral process of aedeagus with very narrow excision at apex in ventral view ( Hu et al. 2016: 477, Fig. 18).......................................................................................... N. biwenxuani Hu & Li, 2016 View in CoL

5 Male sternite VII with narrow and deep posterior excision at middle (Hu & Pan, 2018: 148, Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 ); dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus nearly straight in ventral view (Hu & Pan, 2018: 148, Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 )....................... N. zhifeii Hu & Pan, 2018 View in CoL

- Male sternite VII with wide and shallow posterior excision at middle ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ); dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus curved inward in ventral view ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 )......................................................................... 6

6 Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus long, extending beyond apex of ventral process ( Hu et al. 2008: 92, Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 )...................................................................................... N. tangi Hu, Li & Zhao, 2008 View in CoL

- Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus short, not reaching apex of ventral process ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 )............................ 7

7 Male sternite VIII with triangular posterior excision ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ); ventral process of aedeagus with apical concave at apex in ventral view ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 )..................................................................... N. jifuensis sp. n.

- Male sternite VIII with V-shaped posterior excision ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 ); ventral process of aedeagus with acute apex in ventral view ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ).................................................................................. N. wenxuani sp. n.

8 Head with unique punctation, shaped like sunflower seed ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ).............................................. 9

- Head with round punctation ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ).................................................................... 10

9 Abdomen with fine microsculpture on all tergites ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ); ventral process of aedeagus very broad, with small excision at apex in ventral view ( Fig. 3D View FIGURE 3 ).................................................................. N. mirabilis sp. n.

- Abdomen lacking microsculpture ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ); ventral process of aedeagus narrowed near apical third with acute apex in ventral view ( Fig. 4D View FIGURE 4 )....................................................................... N. dinggyensis sp. n.

10 Male sternite VII with shallow postero-median impression, on either side of this impression with a tuft of dense dark setae ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 )............................................................................................... 11

- Male sternite VII lacking postero-median impression and tuft of dense dark setae ( Fig. 9A View FIGURE 9 ).......................... 12

11 Ventral process of aedeagus with acute apex in ventral view ( Fig. 7C View FIGURE 7 )................................ N. gladius sp. n.

- Ventral process of aedeagus with round apex in ventral view ( Fig. 8C View FIGURE 8 )........................... N. gyirongensis sp. n.

12 Ventral process of aedeagus with small excision at apex in ventral view ( Hu et al. 2016: 476, Fig. 12).............................................................................................. N. zhujianqingi Hu & Li, 2016 View in CoL

- Ventral process of aedeagus with round apex in ventral view ( Fig. 9C View FIGURE 9 )........................... N. yadongensis sp. n.