中国西藏菲隐翅虫属一新种

A New Species of the Genus Philonthus Stephens (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae) from China

记述中国西藏菲隐虫属一新种 :姚氏菲隐翅虫Philonthusyaoi.本种与缅甸、印度种PhilonthusbirmanusFauvel相似 ,但后颊与眼背面观纵径约等长 ,前胸略横宽 ,前跗节在雄性几不膨大 ,与之有别 .本种采集环境不明 ,已知仅分布西藏的模式产地 .种名源于正模采集者的姓 .

Philonthus yaoi,description of new species from Xizang,China.This new species colsely resemble Philonthus birmanus Fauvel from Burma and India,but different as follows:tempora as long as eyes seen from above,pronotum slightly wider than long,anterior tarsi scarcely dilated in the male.Nothing is known about the habitat requirements of this species,it is at present known from type locality Xizang of China.The species was named for the collector of the holotype,Mr.Yao Jian,Institute of Zoology,Academia Sinica,Beijing.