Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis ( MacLeay, 1873 )

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2024, New species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1960 and Xanthonomus Bernhauer, 1926 from the eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Papuan regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae), Zootaxa 5514 (6), pp. 589-597 : 593

Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis ( MacLeay, 1873)

Omalium gayndahense W.J. MacLeay, 1873: 151

Other references see in Shavrin (2020, 2024a)

Material examined. CHINA: GUANGXI: 1 ♂: Bama. Malaise trap. 01.1988. S.W. Fowler leg. ( BMNH) ; 1 ♂: same data, in cow dung ( BMNH) ; LAOS: NE, Houa Phan prov., 20°13´09–19´´ N 103°59´54´´ – 104°00´03´´E. 1480–1510 m, Phou Pane Mt. 2– 22.06.2011. V. Kubáň leg. ( NMPC) ; JAPAN: KAGOSHIMA: 1 ♂: Amami-Ōshima Island, Yadori, near Setouchi. In a termite mound. 22– 26.03.2010. T. Lackner leg. (cSh) .

Remarks. Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis is widespread species, which was introduced from Australia in many countries of the world ( Shavrin 2020, 2024a; Jenkins Shaw et al. 2023). It is here recorded from Guangxi Province of China, Laos and Japan for the first time. Until now, this species has never been recorded together with termites.