title: The genus Pseudolathra Casey in China: new species and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae).
abstract: Two new species of the genus Pseudolathra Casey from mainland China are described and attributed to their respective species groups, P. cylindrata sp. n. from Hubei and Sichuan, and P. superficiaria sp. n. from Yunnan. Pseudolathra pulchella (Kraatz, 1859), P. transversiceps Assing, 2013 and P. bipectinata Assing, 2013 from Yunnan are reported from China for the first time. The history of the exploration of the Chinese fauna of Pseudolathra is summarized.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chao Yang, 100101 Beijing, P.R. China ; Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum of Denmark/University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15,Copenhagen 2100, Denmark.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum of Denmark/University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15,Copenhagen 2100, Denmark.
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solodovnikov
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chao Yang, 100101 Beijing, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hong-Zhang
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Zhou
keywords: China; New species; Paederinae; Pseudolathra; Staphylinidae