Two new species and new records of the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China

Editorial summary

Two new Chinese species and additional records are presented with an identification key. Five named species are represented; two unidentified species remain without species-level identifiers.

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Year: 2026
Journal: ZooKeys
Volume: 1280
Pages / article: 287–299
Publication date: 26 May 2026
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1280.192655
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Library copy: Open PDF on Google Drive Lei Huang; Nima Danzeng; Zhong Peng (2026). Two new species and new records of the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China. ZooKeys 1280: 287–299. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1280.192655. Source: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/192655/. The PDF is provided unchanged. CC BY 4.0
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Genus: Pinopellis Assing, 2022
Species: Pinopellis liaoi Huang & Peng, 2026, Pinopellis yini Huang & Peng, 2026, Pinopellis biexcisa Assing, 2022, Pinopellis nigripes (Cameron, 1914), Pinopellis yunnanica Assing, 2022

Country: China

Work type: taxonomic article, new species, faunistic records, identification key

Keywords: Distribution, East Asia, morphology, Pinophilina, rove beetles, taxonomic key

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Nomenclatural acts

Pinopellis liaoiurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2BA079FF-5623-480C-B34D-B69C82A3BA2D
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Pinopellis yiniurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1539D327-4E3C-4A40-96B9-E6326403E28B
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