title: Two new species and a new synonym of the genus Paederus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from China.
abstract: Two new species of the genus Paederus Fabricius, 1775 from mainland China are described: Paederus (Harpopaederus) brevior sp. nov. (Shaanxi) and P. (H.) multidenticulatus sp. nov. (Hubei). One new synonym is proposed: Paederus parvidenticulatus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013 = Paederus symmetricus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013 syn. nov.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Beijing 100101, P.R. China Department of Biosystematics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosystematics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; Email: asolodovnikov@snm.ku.dk.
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, Beijing 100101, P.R. China; Email: zhouhz@ioz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Hong-Zhang
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D006135:Gryllidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size