This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Yin, Zi-Wei, Jiang, Ri-Xin, Chen, Zhi-Bing (2017): Notes on the Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Shanghai, China. Zootaxa 4238 (3): 433-439, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.3.10

Abstract

Four pselaphine species are reported to occur in Shanghai, all belonging to the tribe Batrisini. A new species, Batriscenellus xijiaogongyuan sp. n., is described based on the material collected at the Shanghai Zoo. New distributional or collecting data for three species, i. e. Batrisodes sibiricus Sharp, Physomerinus pedator (Sharp), and Batriscenellus orientalis (Löbl), are provided.

Key words: ant-loving beetles, new species, new records, urban habitat, Shanghai

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/dfccf4e3-e062-4da0-8dd1-f874c989fa68
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FF9CEA19907EF817F547FFC82E3AFA5F
Citation: Yin Z, Jiang R, Chen Z, plazi (2017). Notes on the Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Shanghai, China. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4238.3.10 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.