title: Redescription of Tyrus Aubé and T. sinensis Raffray (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), and two new species from Sichuan, Southwest China.
abstract: The genus Tyrus Aubé is redescribed with major diagnostic features illustrated. The first male specimen of T. sinensis Raffray (Type locality: Yunnan, China) is reported from Xizang, China, and two new species, Tyrus sichuanicus Yin & Nomura, sp. n. and Tyrus yajiangensis Yin & Li, sp. n., are described from Sichuan, China. All treated species are (re-)described, illustrated and distinguished.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, P R China. yin_ziwei@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zi-Wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Shûhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Li-Zhen
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male