Quwatanabius

Hu, Jiayao, Li, Lizhen & Zhao, Meijun, 2012, Quwatanabius Smetana — a new genus in the fauna of the Mainland China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 3191, pp. 65-68 : 68

Key to the species of Quwatanabius

1 Elytra short, at suture distinctly shorter than pronotum at midline; abdomen with tergite 7 lacking whitish apical seam of pali- sade fringe..................................................................... Qu. chiaw (Smetana, 1995)

- Elytra long, at suture vaguely longer than pronotum at midline; abdomen with tergite 7 with whitish apical seam of palisade fringe............................................................................................... 2

2 Elytra reddish brown at basal third, remaining part dark brown.......................... Qu. flavicornis ( Sharp, 1889)

- Elytra entirely dark brown............................................................................. 3

3 Pronotum entirely dark brown; male sternite 9 ( Fig. 3 ) slightly emarginate medio-apically........... Qu. yanbin i sp. nov.

- Pronotal disc reddish brown; male sternite 9 ( Fig. 11 ) narrowly arcuate apically............... Qu. zhejiangensis sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Quwatanabius yanbini sp. nov. 1 — habitus; 2 — male sternite 8; 3 — male sternite 9; 4 — male tergite 10; 5 — aedeagus in ventral view; 6 — aedeagus in lateral view; 7 — inner sac of aedeagus in lateral view; 8 — female tergite 10. Scale bars: a = 1 mm, b = 0.5 mm, c = 0.25 mm.

FIGURES 9 – 15. Quwatanabius zhejiangensis sp. nov. 9 — habitus; 10 — male sternite 8; 11 — male sternite 9; 12 — male tergite 10; 13 — aedeagus in ventral view; 14 — aedeagus in lateral view; 15 — inner sac of aedeagus in lateral view. Scale bars: a = 1 mm, b = 0.5 mm, c = 0.25 mm.