title: Four new Chlaenius species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Chlaeniini) from Asia and a key to the species of subgenus Chlaenioctenus.
abstract: Four new Chlaenius species are described from Asian region: C. cheni Liu & Liang sp. n., C. bodhidharma Liu & Liang sp. n., C. li Liu & Liang sp. n., and C. aodai Liu & Liang sp. n. Chlaenius langsonensis Kirschenhofer, 2008 is assigned from subgenus Ocybatus to Chlaenioctenus. Chlaenius (Chlaenioctenus) eneides Bates, 1892 is redescribed and lectotype is designated. A key to all species of the subgenus Chlaenioctenus is provided.
authors.affiliation: Key laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongliang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size