Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2014 20:15:41 GMT
Last year (2013), Rostislav Bekchiev, Peter Hlaváč and Shûhei Nomura published the fifth part of their series of papers entitled "A taxonomic revision of Tyrini of the Oriental region". In this part, they deal with the genus Lasinus, which they revise. In the paper, published in the journal ZooKeys, the authors describe eight new species, as well as providing an identification key for the species of the genus Lasinus. Link and abstract below.
Link: www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5980/a-taxonomic-revision-of-tyrini-of-the-oriental-region-v-revision-of-the-genus-lasinus-sharp-1874-coleoptera-staphylinida
Abstract: The genus Lasinus Sharp, 1874 of the Pselaphodes complex of genera (Pselaphitae: Tyrini: Tyrina) is revised. The three so far known species, Lasinus mandarinus Raffray, 1890, Lasinus monticola Sawada, 1961 and Lasinus spinosus Sharp, 1874 are redescribed. Eight new species, Lasinus sinicus sp. n. from China, Lasinus mikado sp. n., Lasinus yamamotoi sp. n., Lasinus inexpectatus sp. n., Lasinus yakushimanus sp. n., Lasinus amamianus sp. n., Lasinus saoriae sp. n., and Lasinus okinawanus sp. n. from Japan, are described. And all species are illustrated. Lectotypes are designated for Lasinus mandarinus and Lasinus spinosus. An identification key to species of the genus Lasinus is provided.
Link: www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5980/a-taxonomic-revision-of-tyrini-of-the-oriental-region-v-revision-of-the-genus-lasinus-sharp-1874-coleoptera-staphylinida
Abstract: The genus Lasinus Sharp, 1874 of the Pselaphodes complex of genera (Pselaphitae: Tyrini: Tyrina) is revised. The three so far known species, Lasinus mandarinus Raffray, 1890, Lasinus monticola Sawada, 1961 and Lasinus spinosus Sharp, 1874 are redescribed. Eight new species, Lasinus sinicus sp. n. from China, Lasinus mikado sp. n., Lasinus yamamotoi sp. n., Lasinus inexpectatus sp. n., Lasinus yakushimanus sp. n., Lasinus amamianus sp. n., Lasinus saoriae sp. n., and Lasinus okinawanus sp. n. from Japan, are described. And all species are illustrated. Lectotypes are designated for Lasinus mandarinus and Lasinus spinosus. An identification key to species of the genus Lasinus is provided.