title: A review of Tychobythinus theryi species group with description of a new species from Algeria (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae).
abstract: The seven species belonging to Tychobythinus theryi group are revised. Tychobythinus theryi (Guillebeau, 1894), Tychobythinus bordei (Peyerimhoff, 1919), Tychobythinus longipalpis (Normand, 1930), Tychobythinus normandi (Jeannel, 1956) and Tychobythinus peyerimhoffi (Jeannel, 1956) are redescribed and illustrated, and Tychobythinus besucheti Sabella sp. n. from northeastern Algeria is described and illustrated. The lectotypes are designated for Tychobythinus theryi, Tychobythinus bordei and Tychobythinuspeyerimhoffi. A key for species identification is provided.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali dell'Universitb-sezione Biologia Animale-via Androne 81, I-95124 Catania, Italia. sabellag@unict.it
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabella
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Urso
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nouira
authors.forename: Rhida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Souissi
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Besuchet
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity