A review of the Thinodromus lunatus species-group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Abstract

The Thinodromus lunatus species group is revised. The following new species are described: Thinodromus (s. str.) cattiensissp. n. from Vietnam, Thinodromus (s. str.) forsterisp. n. from southern Thailand, Thinodromus (s. str.) himalayensissp. n. from Nepal and northern India, Thinodromus (s. str.) inconspicuussp. n. from southern China, Thailand, and Vietnam, and Thinodromus (s. str.) spotussp. n. from southern China. The following new synonymy is established: Thinodromus (s. str.) deceptor (Sharp, 1889) = Thinodromus (s. str.) gravelyi (Bernhauer, 1926), syn. n.; = Thinodromus (s. str.) reitterianus (Bernhauer, 1938), syn. n. Lectotypes are designated for Trogophloeus lunatus Motschulsky, 1857, Trogophloeus pustulatus Bernhauer, 1904, Trogophloeus socius Bernhauer, 1904, Trogophloeus sumatrensis Bernhauer, 1915, Trogophloeus lewisi Cameron, 1919, Trogophloeus gravelyi Bernhauer, 1926, Trogophloeus reitterianus Bernhauer, 1938, and Trogophloeus unipustulatus Cameron, 1941. A key is presented to all the species of the Thinodromus lunatus group.