The rove beetle genus Bolitobius Leach is represented by 21 species and two subspecies distributed in the Holarctic Region and the Himalaya. In this paper, Bolitobius lilizheni Yin and Hu, new species of the B. setiger group is described from Tibet, China, and is compared with, and distinguished from, related congeners. The new species is distinguished by the male sternite VIII possessing bristle fields fused at the base, in contrast to clearly separated fields in all other congeners of the group.
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9 September 2022
A New Tibetan Species of Bolitobius Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Mycetoporinae)
Zi-Wei Yin (殷子为),
Jia-Yao Hu (胡佳耀)
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 76 • No. 3
September 2022
Vol. 76 • No. 3
September 2022
China
rove beetles
Staphylinoidea
taxonomy
Tibet