Review of the genus Silusa Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Japan, with notes on species described from India

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A revision of the Japanese fauna accompanied by notes on species described from India, including new combinations, synonymies and a redescription. Valid names resolved in the abstract are represented; synonymized and incompletely reassigned names remain contextual.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5831
Issue: 4
Pages / article: 533–552
Publication date: 17 June 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.4.5
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821
Genus: Silusa Erichson, 1837, Coenonica Kraatz, 1857
Species: Silusa biimpressa Bernhauer, 1907, Silusa lanuginosa Sharp, 1888, Silusa immutata Hashizume & Maruyama, 2026, Silusa variabilis Hashizume & Maruyama, 2026, Silusa infuscata Cameron, 1939, Silusa indica Cameron, 1939, Coenonica distincta (Cameron, 1939)

Countries: Japan, India

Reported localities: East Asia, South Asia

Work type: taxonomic revision, new species, new combinations, new synonymies, redescription

Keywords: Coleoptera, Asia, new combination, new species, new synonymy, rove beetle