Syndicus (Syndicus) jaloszynskii Yin

Yin, Zi-Wei & Zhou, De-Yao, 2016, New Species, New Synonymy, and Additional Records ofSyndicusMotschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (4), pp. 871-879 : 871-879

Syndicus (Syndicus) jaloszynskii Yin and Song, 2014

Syndicus (Syndicus) jaloszynskii Yin and Song (in Yin et al. 2014: 293); Yin and Li 2015 (new provincial record in central China).

Additional Material Examined. Thirty-three specimens, sex undetermined): 2 ex.: ‘ China: Zhejiang, Lishui City (), Qingyuan Hsien (), Baishanzu (), Huangpi Swamp (), 27°42′44″N, 119°11′29″E, decaying log, 1429 m, 23.v.2015, Song & Yan leg.’ (each pinned with a Camponotus ant) ( SNUC); 10 ex. :

‘ China: Guangdong Province, Ruyuan Hsien (), Nanling N. R. (), Disilindao (), 24°55′47″N, 112°59′50″E, mixed forest, leaf litter, wood, sifted, 1500 m, 05.v.2015, Peng, Tu, Zhou leg.’ (2 ex. pinned with a Componotus ant) ( SNUC); 1 ex.: Nanling N. R., same collectors, except for ‘ Babaoshan Station (), 27°55′43″N, 113°00′58″E, decaying log, 1030 m, 25.iv.2015 ’ ( SNUC); 20 ex. : ‘ China: Hunan, Chenzhou (), Yizhang Hsien (), Mangshan N. R. (), 24°56′26″N, 112°59′18″E, mixed forest, leaf litter, wood, sifted & beating, 1400 m, 26.iv.2015, Peng, Tu Zhou leg.’ ( SNUC) .

Distribution. China: Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong (new provincial record).

Comments. Syndicus jaloszynskii can be readily separated from all other congeners by its exceptionally large body size (over 4 mm). This species was originally described from Zhejiang ( Fengyangshan ) , and Fujian (Wuyishan) ( Yin et al. 2014) . Additional collecting records from Hunan ( Nanfengmian ) were later published (Yin and Li 2015). The present material broadens the known range of this species to the Baishanzu Nature Reserve in Zhejiang , southwards to the Nanling Nature Reserve in Guangdong , and the Mangshan Nature Reserve in Hunan .