title: Three new species of the genus Brachinus Weber, 1801 from the Philippines, with a modified key to species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachininae).
abstract: Three new Brachinus species namely B. grootaerti n. sp. (Palawan Island), B. palawanensis n. sp. (Palawan Island), B. mindanaoensis n. sp. (Mindanao Island) from Philippines were described. In addition, a modified key to the known Brachinus Philippine species is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan, Guangzhou, 510640, China.; Email: mytian@scau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Mingyi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département de Systématique et Evolution, USM 601, Entomologie, Case Postale 50, F-75231 Paris cedex 05, France.; Email: deuve@mnhn.fr.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deuve
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D010679:Philippines