Paederus (Gnathopaederus) bursavacua Willers, 2001

Li, Qi-Li, Li, Li-Zhen, Gu, Fuang-Kang & Peng, Zhong, 2016, New data on brachypterous Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of mainland China, Zootaxa 4184 (3), pp. 576-588 : 581

Paederus (Gnathopaederus) bursavacua Willers, 2001

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Paederus (Gnathopaederus) daozhenensis Li & Zhou, 2009: 433 .; nov.syn.

Material studied. China: Guizhou: 11 ƋƋ, 14 ♀♀, Daozhen County, Dashahe , 29°10'12''N, 107°33'36''E, 1730 m, 07.VII.2015, Jiang, Peng, Tu & Zhou leg. ( SNUC).

Comment. The original description of Paederus (Gnathopaederus) daozhenensis Li & Zhou, 2009 is based on two type specimens from “ China: Guizhou: Daozhen County, River Dasha ” ( Li & Zhou, 2009). The newly material allowed a more detailed study of the aedeagus and revealed its identity with the aedeagus of Paederus (Gnathopaederus) bursavacua Willers, 2001 . Based on the male and female sexual characters, particularly the distinctive morphology of the aedeagus, there is no doubt that P. daozhenensis Li & Zhou, 2009 and P. bursavacua Willers, 2001 are conspecific. Thus , the synonymy is proposed.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus (A – C): A — P. daicongchaoi; B — P. nanlingensis; C — P. (Gnathopaederus) bursavacua (Dashahe). Antenna (D – F): D — P. daicongchaoi; E — P. nanlingensis; F — P. (G.) bursavacua (Dashahe). Scale bars: A – C 2.0 mm, D – F 1.0 mm.