taxonID	type	description	language	source
E257D5689E1F511A1848549A721A4ECD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. China: Sichuan: Holotype: ♂, Tianquan County, Labahe Nature Reserve, alt. 2400 - 2600 m, 31. VII. 2006, HU Jia-Yao & TANG Liang leg. (SHNU). Paratypes: 3 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀, same data as for the holotype (SHNU); 6 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, Tianquan County, Labahe Nature Reserve, alt. 2000 m, 30. VII. 2006, HU Jia-Yao and TANG Liang leg. (SHNU); ♂, Labahe Nature Reserve, Tianquan County, Sichuan Prov., alt. 1900 m, 29. VII. 2006, HU Jia-Yao & TANG Liang leg. (SHNU)	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
E257D5689E1F511A1848549A721A4ECD.taxon	description	Measurements. BL: 4.0 - 4.5 mm, FL: 2.1 - 2.3 mm. HW: 0.84 - 0.92 mm, PL: 0.68 - 0.74 mm, PW: 0.65 - 0.71 mm, EL: 0.75 - 0.80 mm, EW: 0.73 - 0.81 mm, SL: 0.51 - 0.54 mm. Head 1.10 - 1.16 times as wide as elytra, pronotum 1.03 - 1.07 times as long as wide, elytra 0.98 - 1.03 times as long as wide.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
3EA29EAEBCE1DC0B31DE1CE7F2444779.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CHINA: Sichuan: Holotype: ♂, Luding County, Hailuogou, alt. 2200 - 2300 m, 27. VII. 2006, HU Jia-Yao & TANG Liang leg. (SHNU). Paratypes: 14 ♂♂ 21 ♀♀, same data as for the holotype (SHNU); 3 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀, same data but 28. VII. 2006, HU Jia-Yao & TANG Liang leg. (SHNU)	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
3EA29EAEBCE1DC0B31DE1CE7F2444779.taxon	description	Measurements. BL: 4.0 - 5.7 mm, FL: 2.0 - 2.1 mm. HW: 0.85 - 0.96 mm, PL: 0.68 - 0.77 mm, PW: 0.68 - 0.74 mm, EL: 0.72 - 0.80 mm, EW: 0.77 - 0.86 mm, SL: 0.49 - 0.54 mm. Head 1.05 - 1.11 times as wide as elytra, pronotum 0.99 - 1.03 times as long as wide, elytra 0.87 - 0.92 times as long as wide.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
2D3E250DEC58152BC97389671748E679.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; Head black, other body parts dark brown, each elytron with a large orange spot, which is about 3 / 5 as long as and 1 / 2 as broad as the respective elytron. Antennae yellowish brown, club infuscate, maxillary palpi and legs yellowish brown. BL: 3.1 - 3.4 mm, FL: 1.5 - 1.6 mm. HW: 0.71 - 0.76 mm, PL: 0.54 - 0.58 mm, PW: 0.50 - 0.55 mm, EL: 0.53 - 0.58 mm, EW: 0.57 - 0.58 mm, SL: 0.40 - 0.42 mm. Head 1.25 - 1.31 times as wide as elytra; interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, slightly extending beyond the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, mostly well delimited, slightly larger and sparser on median area than those near inner margins of eyes, diameter of large punctures about as wide as apical cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, narrower than half to entire diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be twice as wide as diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 1.05 - 1.08 times as long as wide; disk slightly uneven, with distinct median longitudinal furrow, which is about 3 / 5 as long as pronotum; punctures more or less confluent, slightly larger than those of head; interstices smooth, distinctly narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the actual middle of longitudinal furrow, which could be three times as wide as diameter of punctures. Elytra 0.95 - 0.98 times as long as wide; disk relatively even; punctures more or less longitudinally confluent, slightly larger than those of pronotum; interstices smooth, distinctly narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; line-like paratergites present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membra nous fringe; punctures mostly round, becoming slightly smaller posteriad; interstices smooth, mostly narrower than diameter of punctures. Male. Sternite VIII (Fig. 13) with semi-circular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 14) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with distinct median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 16, 17) slender; median lobe with apical sclerotized area semicircle; expulsion clasps large, strongly sclerotized; parameres extending a little beyond apex of median lobe, swollen at apical parts, each with 8 - 10 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII inconspicuously prominent at middle of posterior margin; sclerotized spermatheca (Fig. 15) with very complicated bends.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
2D3E250DEC58152BC97389671748E679.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
2D3E250DEC58152BC97389671748E679.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honor of Mr. Zhong Peng who collected some specimens of the new species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
098EAEB6A5962522778C8A7423917C63.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; head broadly black along the inner eye margins, median portion dark brown or rarely black, labrum reddish brown, rest body parts reddish brown, elytra each with trace of yellow spot at humeral impression. Antennae, maxillary palpi and legs yellowish brown except antennal club infuscate. BL: 3.1 - 3.3 mm, FL: 1.6 - 1.7 mm. HW: 0.73 - 0.76 mm, PL: 0.53 - 0.59 mm, PW: 0.58 - 0.62 mm, EL: 0.56 - 0.64 mm, EW: 0.68 - 0.71 mm, SL: 0.39 - 0.46 mm. Head 1.03 - 1.07 times as wide as elytra, interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, slightly extending beyond the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, slightly confluent, slightly larger and sparser on median area than those near inner margins of eyes, diameter of large punctures about as wide as apical cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be twice as wide as diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 0.91 - 0.95 times as long as wide, disk uneven, with broad median longitudinal furrow throughout, two shallow impressions in anterior half, two shallow impressions in about middle, two shallow impressions in posterior half; punctures confluent, of similar size to those of head; interstices smooth, narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the bottom of longitudinal furrow, which could be much larger. Elytra 0.82 - 0.90 times as long as wide; disk moderately even with indistinct longitudinal humeral impression, indistinct postero-lateral impression and indistinct long sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctation strongly and longitudinally confluent; interstices smooth, very narrow and ridge-like. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; paratergites very narrow and punctate, present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures gradually becoming smaller posteriad, punctures of abdominal tergites III slightly larger than those of pronotum in average; interstices smooth except sometimes traces of reticulation presented at last three tergites, narrower than the diameter of punctures on tergites III-VI. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 18) with emargination at middle of posterior margin and a distinct impression before it; sternite VIII (Fig. 19) with semi-circular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 20) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with distinct median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 21, 22) with apical sclerotized area triangular; expulsion clasps mediun in size; parameres as long as median lobe, slightly swollen at apical parts, each with 12 - 14 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII entire; spermatheca (Fig. 21) with basal duct strongly sclerotized, remining part of the spermathecal duct slightly sclerotized with multiple bends.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
098EAEB6A5962522778C8A7423917C63.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
098EAEB6A5962522778C8A7423917C63.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality of this species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
E36F2B4A8B61C84A73B8D7251F4DF787.taxon	description	Description. BL: 3.4 - 3.7 mm, FL: 1.6 - 1.8 mm. HW: 0.71 - 0.81 mm, PL: 0.55 - 0.59 mm, PW: 0.55 - 0.61 mm, EL: 0.58 - 0.65 mm, EW: 0.61 - 0.71 mm, SL: 0.46 - 0.48 mm. Head 1.11 - 1.17 times as wide as elytra, pronotum 0.95 - 1.02 times as long as wide, elytra 0.91 - 0.96 times as long as wide. Similar to Stenus jindingianus sp. n. in most aspects, but differs in the following characters: Head with interocular area entirely black; the traces of elytral marks more distinct and larger; abdominal tergites with punctures relatively sparser especially those of posterior area of each tergite. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 24) impressed at posteromedian part delimited by edged ridge on each side, posterior margin of the impression emarginated with a sharp projection on each side; sternite VIII (Fig. 25) with triangular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 26) with long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with broad and shallow median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 28, 29) slender; with median lobe broadest at about basal 2 / 5 and gradually tapering apicad, apical sclerotized area with an apical cuspidate projection; expulsion clasps large; parameres distinctly shorter than median lobe, slightly swollen at apical parts, each with 9 - 11 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII entire; sclerotized spermatheca (Fig. 27) consisting of short basal duct and long folded duct.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
E36F2B4A8B61C84A73B8D7251F4DF787.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
E36F2B4A8B61C84A73B8D7251F4DF787.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is a combination of the Latin words " cornic " and " ulus " after its sternite VII decorated by sharp projections.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
2480926DEE900AC92DD43425183027E1.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; body brownish except head with interocular area somewhat darker and elytra lighter, each elytron with slender spot, which is about 1 / 2 as long as and 1 / 3 as broad as the respective elytron, sometimes they are inconspicuous. Antennae, maxillary palpi and legs yellowish brown except antennal club infuscate. BL: 4.7 - 5.0 mm, FL: 2.2 - 2.4 mm. HW: 0.87 - 0.89 mm, PL: 0.70 - 0.74 mm, PW: 0.67 - 0.69 mm, EL: 0.79 - 0.82 mm, EW: 0.81 - 0.83 mm, SL: 0.58 - 0.62 mm. Head 1.06 - 1.08 times as wide as elytra; interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, reaching the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, partly confluent, slightly larger and sparser on median area than those near inner margins of eyes, diameter of large punctures about as wide as apical cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be twice as wide as the diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 1.04 - 1.07 times as long as wide; disk uneven, with distinct median longitudinal furrow, two impressions in anterior half, transverse impression in the middle, and two impressions in posterior half; punctures more or less confluent, of similar size to those of head; interstices partially and indistinctly reticulated, more or less narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the bottom of longitudinal furrow, which could be larger. Elytra 0.98 - 0.99 times as long as wide; disk uneven with longitudinal humeral impression, postero-lateral impression and deep sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctation longitudinally confluent; interstices smooth and ridge-like. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; paratergites very narrow and punctate, present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures round, becoming slightly smaller posteriad; interstices smooth except those of last two tergites shallowly reticulated, narrower than half the diameter of punctures on tergite III-VI. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 30) impressed at posteromedian part with emargination along posterior margin of impression; sternite VIII (Fig. 31) with triangular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 32) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with distinct median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 34, 35) broadest at about basal 2 / 5 and gradually tapering apicad, apical sclerotized area with a long apical cuspidate projection; expulsion clasps large; parameres a little shorter than median lobe, swollen at apical parts, each with 9 - 11 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII entire; spermatheca (Fig. 33) weekly sclerotized except the basal porch and basal duct well sclerotized.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
2480926DEE900AC92DD43425183027E1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
2480926DEE900AC92DD43425183027E1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honor of Mr. Cong-Chao Dai who collected some specimens of the new species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
9F99F09827F43F1DAF7D763814E6BA75.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; Body reddish brown except head with interocular area blackish, each elytron with a very vague and inconspicuous small spot. Antennae, maxillary palpi and legs yellowish brown except antennal club infuscate. BL: 3.4 - 3.9 mm, FL: 1.8 - 1.9 mm. HW: 0.73 - 0.83 mm, PL: 0.58 - 0.63 mm, PW: 0.57 - 0.60 mm, EL: 0.61 - 0.67 mm, EW: 0.65 - 0.73 mm, SL: 0.45 - 0.50 mm. Head 1.13 - 1.15 times as wide as elytra, interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, slightly extending beyond the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, more or less confluent, almost the same size, diameter of punctures about as wide as apical cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be slightly narrower than diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 1.02 - 1.05 times as long as wide; disk uneven, with broad median longitudinal furrow throughout, two impressions in anterior half each with an small outer tubercle, two impressions in about middle each with an inner tubercle, two deep impressions in posterior half each with an larger outer tubercle; punctures confluent, slightly smaller than those of head; interstices smooth, narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the bottom of longitudinal furrow, which could be much larger. Elytra 0.92 - 0.94 times as long as wide; disk moderately uneven with distinct longitudinal humeral impression, distinct postero-lateral impression and long sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctation and interstices similar to those of pronotum, except punctures slightly larger. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; paratergites very narrow and punctate, present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures round, becoming slightly smaller posteriad; interstices smooth, narrower than half the diameter of punctures on tergite III-VI. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 36) impressed at posteromedian part with emargination along posterior margin of impression; sternite VIII (Fig. 37) with triangular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 38) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with distinct median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 39, 40) with median lobe paralleled on sides, apical sclerotized area with a narrow and long apical projection; expulsion clasps large; parameres distinctly longer than median lobe, swollen at apical parts, each with 19 - 22 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Unknown.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
9F99F09827F43F1DAF7D763814E6BA75.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
9F99F09827F43F1DAF7D763814E6BA75.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the dense punctation of abdominal tergites.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
F95FAD5D2C17C8B50924331B9E65FD4F.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous, reddish brown, head especially interocular area along the inner margins of eyes darker, abdomen moderately glossy. Antennae yellowish, club infuscate. Maxillary palpi yellowish. Legs reddish yellow, tarsomeres slightly infuscate. BL: 4.4 - 4.7 mm, FL: 2.0 - 2.3 mm. HW: 0.90 - 1.00 mm, PL: 0.65 - 0.82 mm, PW: 0.72 - 0.85 mm, EL: 0.65 - 0.83 mm, EW: 0.83 - 0.96 mm, SL: 0.45 - 0.58 mm. Head 1.06 - 1.08 times as wide as elytra; interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion strongly convex, distinctly extending beyond the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, well delimited on the posterior areas of furrows and distinctly confluent on the rest parts especially on median portion, diameter of large punctures about as wide as medial cross section of 2 nd antennal segment; interstices between punctures smooth, distinctly narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 0.90 - 0.96 times as long as wide; disk conspicuously uneven, with broad and deep median longitudinal furrow which begins from the anterior margin and ends at about basal 1 / 5, two deep impressions in anterior half each with an outer tubercle, two distinct impressions in about middle each with an inner tubercle, two deep impressions in posterior half each with an outer tubercle; punctures round and strongly confluent, mostly slightly smaller than those on frons; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except in median furrow, which is partially reticulated and broadly impunctate. Elytra 0.85 - 0.89 times as long as wide; disk uneven with deep humeral impression, distinct postero-lateral impression and deep sutural impression, median portion between humeral impression and sutural impression distinctly convex; punctation irregular, punctures confluent, slightly larger than those on pronotum; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Legs with tarsomeres IV strongly bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; paratergites very narrow and punctate, present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures mostly round, becoming slightly smaller posteriad; interstices smooth on the basal four tergites and more or less sculptured on the rest tergites, narrower than half the diameter of punctures on basal three tergites and narrower than diameter of punctures on the following two tergites. Male. Seventh sternite (Fig. 41) deeply impressed at posteromedian part with emargination along posterior margin of impression; sternite VIII (Fig. 42) with triangular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 43) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with strong median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 45, 46) with median lobe broadest at about basal 1 / 5 and gradually tapering apicad, apical sclerotized area with an apical cuspidate projection; expulsion clasps large; parameres distinctly shorter than median lobe, slightly swollen at apical parts, each with 10 - 12 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. sternite VIII entire; valvifers (Fig. 44) each with very long inner tooth on posterior margin, spermatheca undetected.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
F95FAD5D2C17C8B50924331B9E65FD4F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
F95FAD5D2C17C8B50924331B9E65FD4F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the similar appearance of Stenus flammeus.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
1915F040FD2BA982517223905B4E9C44.taxon	description	Description. BL: 4.2 - 5.1 mm, FL: 2.2 - 2.3 mm. HW: 0.95 - 0.98 mm, PL: 0.74 - 0.78 mm, PW: 0.73 - 0.76 mm, EL: 0.83 - 0.87 mm, EW: 0.91 - 0.95 mm, SL: 0.52 - 0.54 mm. Head 1.03 - 1.06 times as wide as elytra, pronotum 1.01 - 1.03 times as long as wide, elytra 0.84 - 0.89 times as long as wide. Similar to Stenus paraflammeus sp. n. in most aspects, but differs in the following characters: the convex median portion of head extending to the same level of inner eye margins; punctures of forebody relatively smaller, larger punctures on head about as wide as basal cross section of 2 nd antennal segment; impressions of pronotum and elytra shallower; punctation of abdominal tergites slightly finer and sparser. Male. Sternites VII (Fig. 47) and VIII (Fig. 48) similar to those of Stenus paraflammeus; sternite IX (Fig. 49) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with short broad serrate median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 51, 52) with median lobe robust, apical sclerotized area triangular; expulsion clasps large; parameres as long as median lobe, distinctly swollen at apex, each with 13 - 15 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII entire; spermatheca (Fig. 50) with basal porch strongly sclerotized, spermathecal duct slightly sclerotized and bent twice.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
1915F040FD2BA982517223905B4E9C44.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
1915F040FD2BA982517223905B4E9C44.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the similar appearance of Stenus flammeus.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
B62E889F61155CF591C9EFE6A89BB451.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; body reddish brown except head broadly blackish along the inner eye margins. Antennae, maxillary palpi and legs yellowish brown except antennal club infuscate. BL: 3.1 - 3.7 mm, FL: 1.6 - 1.8 mm. HW: 0.70 - 0. 79 mm, PL: 0.53 - 0.63 mm, PW: 0.55 - 0.63 mm, EL: 0.58 - 0.67 mm, EW: 0.65 - 0.73 mm, SL: 0.47 - 0.55 mm. Head 1.06 - 1.09 times as wide as elytra; interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, slightly extending beyond the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, slightly larger and sparser on median area than those near inner margins of eyes, diameter of large punctures about as wide as apical cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be 1.5 times as wide as diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 0.95 - 1.00 times as long as wide; disk uneven, with distinct median longitudinal furrow, two impressions in anterior half, transverse impression in the middle, and two impressions in posterior half; punctures partially confluent, of similar size to those of head; interstices smooth except few reticulations at the bottom of median furrow, more or less narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the bottom of longitudinal furrow, which may be twice as wide as diameter of punctures. Elytra 0.89 - 0.93 times as long as wide; disk moderately uneven with distinct longitudinal humeral impression, distinct postero-lateral impression and long sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctation and interstices similar to those of pronotum except punctures slightly confluent longitudinally. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; paratergites very narrow and punctate, present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures of abdominal tergites III-VIII round, gradually becoming smaller posteriad; interstices smooth except those of last three tergites more or less shallowly reticulated, narrower than half the diameter of to the diameter of punctures. Male. Sternite VIII (Fig. 53) with semi-circular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 54) with very long apicolateral projections. Aedeagus (Figs 56, 57) slender, apical sclerotized area triangular; expulsion clasps large; parameres shorter than median lobe, slightly swollen at apex, each with 12 - 14 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII inconspicuously prominent at middle of posterior margin; valvifers as in fig. 55, sclerotized spermatheca undetected.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
B62E889F61155CF591C9EFE6A89BB451.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
B62E889F61155CF591C9EFE6A89BB451.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality of this species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
547EAF097F6AA3E9B2A0BC9F22F6C3F9.taxon	description	Description. BL: 3.3 - 3.6 mm, FL: 1.6 - 1.7 mm. HW: 0.67 - 0.77 mm, PL: 0.53 - 0.58 mm, PW: 0.54 - 0.60 mm, EL: 0.56 - 0.62 mm, EW: 0.64 - 0.71 mm, SL: 0.41 - 0.45 mm. Head 1.04 - 1.08 times as wide as elytra, pronotum 0.97 - 1.00 times as long as wide, elytra 0.87 - 0.91 times as long as wide. Similar to Stenus xilingmontis sp. n. in most aspects, but differs in the following characters: Body coloration darker; punctation of pronotum and elytra less confluent. Sexual characters are also similar to Stenus xilingmontis sp. n. except the aedeagus and spermatheca. Aedeagus (Figs 61, 62) with apical sclerotized area larger and expulsion clasps smaller; parameres each with 9 or 10 setae on apico-internal margins. Spermatheca (Fig. 60) with very small sclerotized basal porch and basal duct, remining part of the duct very weakly sclerotized.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
547EAF097F6AA3E9B2A0BC9F22F6C3F9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
547EAF097F6AA3E9B2A0BC9F22F6C3F9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honor of Mr. De-Yao Zhou who collected some specimens of the new species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
0162ACD91A374673C157463FAD1E0E33.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; forebody yellowish brown except areas along the inner margins of eyes slightly darker, abdomen reddish brown. Antennae, maxillary palpi and legs reddish yellow, except antennal club infuscate. BL: 3.1 - 3.2 mm, FL: 1.5 - 1.6 mm. HW: 0.65 - 0.68 mm, PL: 0.48 - 0.49 mm, PW: 0.49 - 0.50 mm, EL: 0.47 - 0.50 mm, EW: 0.55 - 0.59 mm, SL: 0.35 - 0.40 mm. Head 1.15 - 1.19 times as wide as elytra, interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, distinctly extending beyond the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, mostly well delimited, slightly larger and sparser on median area than those near inner margins of eyes, diameter of large punctures about as wide as apical cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be as wide as diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 0.98 times as long as wide, disk uneven, with distinct median longitudinal furrow, two impressions in anterior half, transverse impression in the middle, and two impressions in posterior half; punctures slightly confluent, of similar size to those of head; interstices smooth, more or less narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the bottom of longitudinal furrow, which could be larger. Elytra 0.85 - 0.86 times as long as wide; disk moderately uneven with shallow longitudinal humeral impression, distinct postero-lateral impression and long sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctures more or less longitudinally confluent, slightly larger than those of pronotum; interstices smooth, distinctly narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; line-like paratergites present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures of abdominal tergites III-VIII round to elliptic, gradually becoming smaller posteriad; interstices smooth except those of last two tergites shallowly reticulated, narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Male. Sternite VIII (Fig. 63) with semi-circular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 64) with very long apicolateral projections. Aedeagus (Figs 66, 67) slender, apical sclerotized area subtriangular with round tip; expulsion clasps large; parameres distinctly shorter than median lobe, slightly swollen in apical part, with 9 - 10 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII entire; spermatheca (Fig. 65) with basal duct strongly sclerotized, remining part of the duct weakly sclerotized and very coiled.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
0162ACD91A374673C157463FAD1E0E33.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
0162ACD91A374673C157463FAD1E0E33.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality of this species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
F7ED115BD289ABD3D2129910FACE6AAB.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; body blackish with pronotum and elytra somewhat lighter, antennae, maxillary palpi and legs reddish yellow, except antennal club infuscate. BL: 3.8 mm, FL: 1.8 mm. HW: 0.73 mm, PL: 0.57 mm, PW: 0.57 mm, EL: 0.61 mm, EW: 0.64 mm, SL: 0.44 mm. Head 1.14 times as wide as elytra; interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, reaching the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, slightly larger on posterior areas of furrows than those on rest areas, diameter of large punctures about as wide as basal cross section of antennal segment II; interstices smooth, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be as wide as diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum as long as wide; disk uneven, with distinct median longitudinal furrow, two impressions in anterior half, transverse impression in the middle, and two impressions in posterior half; punctures more or less confluent, of similar size to those of head; interstices faintly reticulated, more or less narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those at the bottom of longitudinal furrow, which could be three times as wide as diameter of punctures. Elytra 0.95 times as long as wide; disk relatively uneven with shallow longitudinal humeral impression, distinct postero-lateral impression and long sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctation and interstices similar to those of pronotum. Legs with tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; distinct paratergites absent, rudimentary lateral border present only on anterior half of segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in posterior half of segment III and entire segment IV-VI; posterior margin of tergite VII without membranous fringe; punctures mostly round, becoming slightly smaller posteriad; interstices smooth except those of last three tergites shallowly reticulated, larger to much larger than diameter of punctures except those on basal impressions of basal three abdominal tergites, which could be narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Male. Sternite VIII (Fig. 68) with triangular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 69) with very long apicolateral projections, posterior margin with long and sharp median projection. Aedeagus (Figs 70, 71) robust; apical sclerotized area very wide and short with small and round tip; expulsion clasps large; parameres a little shorter than median lobe, slightly swollen in apical part, with 12 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Unknown.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
F7ED115BD289ABD3D2129910FACE6AAB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
F7ED115BD289ABD3D2129910FACE6AAB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honor of Mr. Yue-ye Tu who collected some specimens of the new species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
8186CFF81267028A1B836D5EBF90D73A.taxon	description	Description. Brachypterous; body reddish brown except interocular area of head and abdominal segments VIII-X blackish. Antennae, maxillary palpi and legs yellowish brown except antennal club infuscate. BL: 2.9 - 3.8 mm, FL: 1.5 - 1.7 mm. HW: 0.70 - 0.83 mm, PL: 0.50 - 0.60 mm, PW: 0.50 - 0.60 mm, EL: 0.50 - 0.63 mm, EW: 0.60 - 0.68 mm, SL: 0.31 - 0.38 mm. Head 1.15 - 1.21 times as wide as elytra, interocular area with two deep longitudinal furrows, median portion convex, extending beneath the level of inner eye margins; punctures round, mostly well delimited, slightly larger and sparser on median area than those near inner margins of eyes, diameter of large punctures about as wide as basal cross section of antennal segment II; interstices faintly reticulated, much narrower than half the diameter of punctures except those along the midline of the convex median portion, which may be twice as wide as diameter of punctures. Paraglossa coniform. Pronotum 0.96 - 1.05 times as long as wide; disk uneven, with median longitudinal furrow throughout; punctures confluent, of similar size to large punctures of head; interstices reticulated, narrower than half the diameter of punctures everywhere. Elytra 0.83 - 0.93 times as long as wide, disk moderately uneven with distinct longitudinal humeral impression, distinct postero-lateral impression and long sutural impression, suture moderately convex; punctures longitudinally confluent and slightly larger than those of pronotum; interstices faintly reticulated, narrower than half the diameter of punctures. Legs with hind tarsi 0.73 times as long as hind tibiae, tarsomeres IV deeply bilobed. Abdomen cylindrical; line-like paratergites present only in segment III, tergites and sternites totally fused in segment IV-VI, tergite VII without apical membranous fringe; punctures distinctly smaller than those of elytra, gradually becoming smaller posteriad; interstices smooth, wider than the diameter of punctures except some on tergites III and IV, which could be smaller. Male. Sternite VII with week emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite VIII (Fig. 72) with semi-circular emargination at middle of posterior margin; sternite IX (Fig. 73) with long apicolateral projections, posterior margin serrate. Aedeagus (Figs 75, 76) slender, apical sclerotized area triangular with a keel along the middle; expulsion clasps large, strongly sclerotized; parameres much longer than median lobe, with 9 - 10 setae on apico-internal margins. Female. Sternite VIII slightly prominent at middle of posterior margin; spermatheca (Fig. 74) weekly sclerotized, basal porch large and spermathecal duct with multiple bends.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
8186CFF81267028A1B836D5EBF90D73A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Shaanxi).	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
8186CFF81267028A1B836D5EBF90D73A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality of this species.	en	Tang, Liang, Liu, Si-Yu, Niu, Tong (2016): A revision of the Stenusflammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species. ZooKeys 595: 57-83, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8752
