A new species of Cephalochetus Kraatz, 1859 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from Mêdog, China

Xiao-Yan Li, Hong-Ye Ma, Lin-Fei Wang, Zhao-Hui Pan, Liang Lü

Editorial summary

A new paederine species is described from Mêdog County in Xizang. The article establishes the genus, species and locality used here, but does not provide a tribal assignment for the structured hierarchy.

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Year: 2026
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 5786
Issue: 1
Pages / article: 112–118
Publication date: 1 April 2026
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.13
Publisher: Official publisher page
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Library copy: Open PDF on Google Drive Xiao-Yan Li; Hong-Ye Ma; Lin-Fei Wang; Zhao-Hui Pan; Liang Lü (2026). A new species of Cephalochetus Kraatz, 1859 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from Mêdog, China. Zootaxa 5786(1): 112–118. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.13. Source: https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5786.1.13. The PDF is provided unchanged. CC BY-NC 4.0
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Taxa and geography

Subfamily: Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Genus: Cephalochetus Kraatz, 1859
Species: Cephalochetus zhangguohuai X.-Y. Li, H.-Y. Ma, L.-F. Wang, Z.-H. Pan & L. Lü, 2026

Country: China

Reported locality: Mêdog County, Xizang, China

Work type: taxonomic article, new species

Keywords: Coleoptera, taxonomy, Paederinae, Cephalochetus, new species, Mêdog