Revision of Horaeomorphus Schaufuss of the Himalaya (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)

Editorial summary

Jałoszyński revises the Himalayan Horaeomorphus fauna, redescribes four known species, describes five new species from Nepal and provides an identification key.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5878
Issue: 4
Pages / article: 494–518
Publication date: 16 September 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5878.4.2
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Scydmaeninae Leach, 1815
Genus: Horaeomorphus Schaufuss, 1889
Species: Horaeomorphus dolakhanus Jałoszyński, 2026, Horaeomorphus marshyangdinus Jałoszyński, 2026, Horaeomorphus micronepalensis Jałoszyński, 2026, Horaeomorphus pseudoobrus Jałoszyński, 2026, Horaeomorphus protibialis Jałoszyński, 2026

Biogeographic region: Oriental region

Country: Nepal

Work type: taxonomy, revision, new species, identification key

Keywords: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae, Horaeomorphus, Himalaya, Nepal, taxonomy, new species