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1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFF7EFCEDFDE4.text	1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFF7EFCEDFDE4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba alutacea (Cameron 1941)	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba alutacea (Cameron, 1941)</p><p>Phloeonomus alutaceus Cameron, 1941: 431 .</p><p>Paraphloeostiba alutacea: Steel 1960: 154.</p><p>Material. VIETNAM: 2 ♂♂: Ba Be National Park, vicinity dorm buiding. 14- 23.05.1995. UV light. D. Currie &amp; B. Hubley leg. (CNC) ; PHILIPPINES: NEGROs: 1 ♂: Negros Oriental, Cuernos de Negros, 7 km W Valencia, 9°28333'N 123°25'E. 700 m a.s.l., malaise trap. 25- 29.07.1987. D. Mayordo leg. (CNC) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba alutacea was originally described from Luzon, Philippines. It is here recorded from Vietnam and Negros Island (Philippines) for the frst time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFF7EFCEDFDE4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFD25FC1FFB9F.text	1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFD25FC1FFB9F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba brevicula Shavrin 2024	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba brevicula Shavrin, 2024</p><p>Paraphloeostiba brevicula Shavrin, 2024b: 592 .</p><p>Material. SOLOMON ISLANDS: 9 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀: Guadalcanal, Mt.Austen. 24.11.1964. P. Greenslade leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♀: same data. 24.04- 03.05.1965. (BMNH); 1 ♀: San Cristoval, confluence of Warahito and Pagato rivers. Rotten wood and forest litter. 07.1965. P.N. Lawrence leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♂: San Cristoval, 7 mls. S Wainoni. At light. 24.07.65. P.N. Lawrence leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♂: same data, ca 7 mls. S Wainoni. Arborial litter. 30.07- 02.08.1965. I. &amp; P.N. Lawrence leg. &lt;‘ Associated Adult / Larvae Coll. Tube 5’&gt; (BMNH); 1 ♀: Popamanasiu. Alt. 5700`ft., forest litter 08- 09.11.1965. P.N. Lawrence leg. &lt;‘ Associated Adult / Larvae Coll. Tube 42’&gt; (BMNH) ; 1 ♂: Umasani River, 6 mls. SW Tamboko. On Areca macrocalyx . 07- 10.07.1965. P.N. Lawrence leg. (BMNH) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba brevicula was recently described from the eastern part of Papua New Guinea (Shavrin 2024b). It is here recorded from Solomon Islands for the first time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFD25FC1FFB9F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFB3AFD7EFA7A.text	1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFB3AFD7EFA7A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba cooteri Shavrin 2020	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba cooteri Shavrin, 2020</p><p>Paraphlosoetiba cooteri Shavrin, 2020: 308 .</p><p>Material. CHINA: GUANGDONG: 1 ♂: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=112.71833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.911667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 112.71833/lat 24.911667)">Nanling National Nature Reserve</a> Dadongshan, 24°54.7'N 112°43.1'E. 770 m a.s.l., from rotten bamboo. J. Hájek &amp; J. Růžička leg. (NMPC) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba cooteri was originally descibed from Zhejiang, China. It was also recently recorded from Fujian and Guangdong (Shavrin 2022).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFB3AFD7EFA7A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFA5CFE19F814.text	1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFA5CFE19F814.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba formosana Shavrin & Smetana 2016	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba formosana Shavrin &amp; Smetana, 2016</p><p>(Fig. 1)</p><p>Paraphloeostiba formosana Shavrin &amp; Smetana, 2016: 70; Shavrin 2022: 464.</p><p>Material. TAIWAN: 1 ♂: Lanyu Island, Taitung County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=121.57737&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.028383" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 121.57737/lat 22.028383)">Yung Hain Farm</a>, 22°01.703'N 121°34.642'E. At light. 29- 30.07.2008. H. Mendel &amp; M.V.L. Barclay leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♀: Taichung, Ku Kwang. 17.09.1992. C.L. Li leg. (NMW) ; VIETNAM: 1 ♂: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.833336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.333334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.833336/lat 22.333334)">Sapa</a> (Lao Cai), 22°20'N 103°50'E. 25.05- 10.06.1991. E. Jendek leg. (NMW) ; INDIA: KERALA: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀: Cardamom Hills, 10 km SW Kumily, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=77.11667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.516666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 77.11667/lat 9.516666)">Vallakadavu</a>, 77°07'E 9°31'N. 24.12.1993. M. Boukal &amp; Z. Kejval leg. (cSh, NMW) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba formosana was originally described from central Taiwan. Shavrin (2022) recorded it from Uttarakhand, Assam and Tamil Nadu (India). The habitus as in Fig. 1. It is here recorded from Kerala (India) and Vietnam for the first time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C65826EFF4EFA5CFE19F814	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C66826DFF4EFB70FEA5F90F.text	1329AF2A0C66826DFF4EFB70FEA5F90F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis (McLeay 1873)	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis (McLeay, 1873)</p><p>Omalium gayndahense W.J. MacLeay, 1873: 151 .</p><p>Additional references see in Jenkins Shaw et al. (2023) and Shavrin (2020, 2024 a, 2024b).</p><p>Material. RUSSIA: MARITIME PROVINCE: 1 ♀: Ussuriyskiy District, Kamenushka. Litter. 04.08.1990. S. Kurbatov leg. (cSh) ; NEPAL: BAGMATI: 1 ♂: Rasuwa District, above Bokhajhundo. 11.04. 1985. 1950 m a.s.l. A. Smetana leg. (CNC) ; 1 ♂: same District, Langtang Kharka Valley, forest camp. 1950 m a.s.l. 13.04.1985. A. Smetana leg. (cSh) ; TAIWAN: 6 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀: Miaoli, Taiching Co., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=120.71667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.358334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 120.71667/lat 24.358334)">Daan River</a> SW of Sanyi, 24°21'30''N 120°43'E. 150 m a.s.l. 26- 28.10.2008. L. Dembický leg. (BMNH) ; SOLOMON ISLANDS: 1 ♂: Guadalcanal, Popamanasiu. 4400`. P. Natumen leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♀: same data. Alt. 4500`ft. 25.10.1965. P. Greenslade leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♀: same data. 6000`. 23.10.1965. (BMNH) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis is widespread species, which was introduced from Australia in many countries of the world (Shavrin 2020, 2024 a, 2024b). It is here recorded from Russia, Taiwan and Solomon Islands for the first time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C66826DFF4EFB70FEA5F90F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C66826CFF4EF88AFD2FFF03.text	1329AF2A0C66826CFF4EF88AFD2FFF03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba guadalcanalensis Shavrin 2024	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba guadalcanalensis Shavrin, 2024</p><p>Paraphloeostiba guadalcanalensis Shavrin, 2024: 273 .</p><p>Material. SOLOMON ISLANDS: 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Gudalcanal, Popamanasiu. 5500`. 25.10.1965. P. Greenslade leg. (BMNH); 1 ♀: same data. Alt. 5500`ft., palm trunk. 25.10.1965. (BMNH) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba guadalcanalensis was recently described from Gudalcanal, Solomon Islands. The studied material is originated from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C66826CFF4EF88AFD2FFF03	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFE87FEB0FDA9.text	1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFE87FEB0FDA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba opacicollis Steel 1960	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba opacicollis Steel, 1960</p><p>Paraphloeostiba opacicollis Steel, 1960: 150 .</p><p>Material. MALAYSIA: 9 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀: Perak, 30 km SE Ipoh, Cameron Highland, Ringlet. 900 m a.s.l. 25.04- 05.06.2001. P. Čechovský leg. (cSh, NMW) ; 1 ♀: same data, Teronoh Lakes, Batu Gayah. 100 m a.s.l. 19- 21.03.2002. (NMW) ; 1 ♀: 25 km NE Ipoh, Banjaran Titi Wangsa Mts., Korbu Mt. 1200 m a.s.l. 27.01- 02.02.1999. P. Čechovský leg. (NMW) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba opacicollis was originally described from Vietnam. Shavrin (2022) recorded it from Malaysia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFE87FEB0FDA9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFD70FF1FFBF9.text	1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFD70FF1FFBF9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba penelopae Shavrin 2024	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba penelopae Shavrin, 2024</p><p>Paraphloeostiba penelopae Shavrin, 2024a: 285 .</p><p>Material. SOLOMON ISLANDS: 1 ♂: Gudalacanal, Mt. Austen. 12.10.1965. P. Greenslade leg. (BMNH) ; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: same data. 01-04.1966. (BMNH); 1 ♂: same data. 05.1966. (BMNH); 1 ♀: Kukum. Soil sample. 1962. P. Greenslade leg. (BMNH) ; 1 ♀: Popamanasiu. Alt. 4400 ft., mossy ridge litter. 01- 04.11.1965. P.N. Lawrence leg. &lt;‘ Associated Adult / Larvae Coll. Tube 15’&gt; (BMNH) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba penelopae was recently described from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (Shavrin 2024a).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFD70FF1FFBF9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFB20FD46FA19.text	1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFB20FD46FA19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba rhopalocera (Cameron 1928)	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba rhopalocera (Cameron, 1928)</p><p>Phloeonomus rhopalocerus Cameron, 1928: 99 .</p><p>Phloeonomus (Phloeonomus) rhopalocerus: Scheerpeltz 1933: 1050.</p><p>Paraphloeostiba rhopalocera: Steel 1960: 146, Shavrin 2024a: 289.</p><p>Material. SOLOMON ISLANDS: 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Guadalcanal, Popamanasiu. Alt. 4400 ft., mossy ridge litter. 01- 04.11.1965. P.N. Lawrence leg. &lt;‘ Associated Adult / Larvae Coll. Tube 15’&gt; (BMNH) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba rhopalocera is known from Indonesia (Sumatra) and Papua New Guinea. It is here recorded rom Solomon Islands for the first time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EFB20FD46FA19	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EF980FD20F88D.text	1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EF980FD20F88D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba similis Steel 1960	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba similis Steel, 1960</p><p>(Fig. 2)</p><p>Paraphloeostiba similis Steel, 1960: 150 .</p><p>Material. MALAYSIA: 2 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀: Perak, 30 km SE Ipoh, Cameron Highland, Ringlet. 900 m a.s.l. 25.04- 05.06.2001. P. Čechovský leg. (cSh, NMW) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba similis was originally described from Sumatra, Indonesia. The habitus as in Fig. 2. It is here recorded from Malaysia for the first time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C67826CFF4EF980FD20F88D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C60826BFF4EFF36FAA2FE3C.text	1329AF2A0C60826BFF4EFF36FAA2FE3C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba sonani Bernhauer 1943	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba sonani Bernhauer, 1943</p><p>Phloeonomus sonani Bernhauer, 1943: 171 .</p><p>Paraphloeostiba sonani: Steel 1960: 149, Shavrin &amp; Smetana 2016: 73.</p><p>Material. TAIWAN: 9 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀: Fenchihu. 1400 m a.s.l. 23- 25.04.1977. J.U.S. Klapperich leg. (CNC, cSh) ; 12 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀: same data. 08.05.1977. (CNC, cSh); 1 ♀: same data. 15.04.1997. (CNC); 1 ♀: same data. 30.04.1977. (CNC); 1 ♂: same data. 20.05.1977. (CNC); 2 ♂♂: same data, 10.06.1977. (CNC); 2 ♀♀: Wulain Taipei. 05.04.1977. J.U.S. Klapperich leg. (CNC) .</p><p>Remarks. Paraphloeostiba sonani is known from north and central Taiwan (Shavrin &amp; Smetana 2016).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C60826BFF4EFF36FAA2FE3C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
1329AF2A0C608269FF4EFD9DFEF4FB3F.text	1329AF2A0C608269FF4EFD9DFEF4FB3F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paraphloeostiba subopacoides Shavrin 2025	<div><p>Paraphloeostiba subopacoides sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 3–11)</p><p>Type material. CHINA: YUNNAN: Holotype ♂ (dissected): ‘CHINA – Yunnan 1992 | Lijiang, 23.6. -21.7. | 26°53'N 100°18'E | 1800m, leg. Jendek’ &lt;printed&gt;, ‘ HOLOTYPE | Paraphloeostiba | subopacoides sp.n. | Shavrin A.V. des. 2025’ &lt;red, printed&gt; (NMW).</p><p>CHINA: YUNNAN: Paratypes: 2 ♂♂ (dissected), 3 ♀♀ (one specimen dissected; one specimen without right antennomeres 8–11): ‘China Yunnan, 1800m | LIJIANG 23.6. -21.7. | 26.53N 100.18E | lgt. S.Becvar 1992’ &lt;printed&gt; (1 ♂, 1 ♀: cSh; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀: NMW); 1 ♂: ‘CHINA, Yunnan | 1800m LIJIANG | 23.6.-27.7.92 | 26.53N 100.18E’ &lt;printed&gt; (NMW); 1 ♂: ‘CHINA, Yunnan, | Cang Shan at Dali, N | 25°41'07'' E 100°06'58'' | 2714m, V. Grebennikov’ &lt;printed&gt; (CNC). All paratypes with additional red printed label: ‘ PARATYPE | Paraphloeostiba | subopacoides sp.n. | Shavrin A.V. des. 2025’.</p><p>Description. Measurements (n=8): maximum width of head including eyes: 0.37–0.47; length of head (from base of labrum to posterior constriction along head midline): 0.19–0.22; ocular length (longitudinal): 0.10–0.12; length of antenna (holotype): 0.55; length of pronotum: 0.28–0.34; maximum width of pronotum: 0.48–0.60; sutural length of elytra (length of elytra from apex of scutellum to posterior margin of sutural angle): 0.52–0.60; maximum width of elytra: 0.60–0.74; length of metatibia (holotype): 0.35; length of metatarsus (holotype): 0.23 (length of metatarsomeres 1–4: 0.08; length of metatarsomere 5: 0.15); maximum width of abdomen: 0.62–0.74; length of aedeagus (from base of median lobe to apex of parameres): 0.32–0.37; total length of body (from anterior margin of clypeus to apex of abdomen): 1.86–2.32 (holotype: 2.30).</p><p>Habitus as in Fig. 3. Body reddish-brown, with distinctly paler elytra (mediobasal and apical portions of elytra darker); antennomeres 6–11 brown; mouthparts, antennomeres 1–5 and legs yellowish. Head without punctation or with several fine and indistinct punctures in middle; neck without punctures; punctation of pronotum fine and sparse, median part without punctures; scutellum without punctures; punctation of elytra sparse, but markedly larger and deeper than that on pronotum, sparser and finer in middle, latero-apical and apical portions without distinct punctures. Head with coarse microsculpture, transverse on clypeus and isodiametric in middle part; neck with transverse or isodiametric microreticulation; pronotum with regular and coarse microsculpture somewhat similar to that in head; scutellum with fine transverse meshes; elytra with dense irregular isodiametric microreticulation similar to that in middle of pronotum; abdominal tergites with regular, dense and fine isodiametric sculpture.</p><p>Head with slightly elevated middle part, transverse, about twice as broad as long, with wide and deep anteriomedian depressions, reaching level of anterior third of eyes; anteocellar foveae short and moderately deep, each about twice longer than diameter of ocellus, sublinear or slightly confluent anteriad; postocular carina acute, located very close to posterior margin of eyes. Ocelli relatively large, located at level of postocular carina; distance between ocelli about as long as distance between ocellus and posterior margin of eyes. Apical maxillary palpomere distinctly narrower and about twice longer than preapical segment. Antenna reaching basal half of pronotum when reclined, with distinctly transverse antennomeres 6–10; basal antennomere about twice as long as broad, antennomere 2 distinctly shorter and narrower than basal antennomere, 3 slightly longer and narrower than 2, 4 small, about as long as wide and about twice shorter than 3, 5 about as broad as long and distinctly broader than 4, 6 slightly longer and distinctly broader than 5, 7 slightly longer than 6, 8 slightly shorter and broader than 7, 9–10 slightly longer and indistinctly broader than 8, apical antennomere about twice as long as 10, from middle gradually narrowed toward rounded apex.</p><p>Pronotum slightly convex, 1.7 times as broad as long, 1.2 times as broad as head, widest in middle, slightly narrowed posteriad than anteriad; hind angles widely rounded, not protruded anteriad; posterior angles obtuse; laterobasal margins not or slightly concaved (two paratypes); anterior margin straight or indistinctly concave in middle, slighlty shorter than rounded posterior margin; middle portion without or with two shallow, long and wide logitudinal depressions (holotype and one paratype); laterobasal moderately depressions wide and deep.</p><p>Elytra slightly broader than long, 1.7–1.8 times as long as pronotum, slightly broadened posteriad, with narrowly impressed lateral margins; posterior margin straight. Hind wings fully developed.</p><p>Metatarsi 1.5 times as long as metatibia.</p><p>Abdomen about as broad as elytra, with two small oval tomentose spots in middle of abdominal tergite IV; apical margin of abdominal tergite VII with narrow palisade fringe.</p><p>Male. Posterior margin of abdominal tergite VIII straight (Fig. 6). Posterior margin of abdominal sternite VIII rounded (Fig. 7). Aedeagus with wide basal part, gradually narrowed toward truncate apex; parameres distinctly longer than apex of median lobe, with significantly broadened apical lobes, each with two long apical, two short preapical and five relatively short setae along inner margin; internal sac narrow and short, with sclerotized elongate structures in basal portion (Fig. 4). Lateral aspect of the aedeagus as in Fig. 5.</p><p>Female. Posterior margin of abdominal tergite VIII truncate (Fig. 8). Posterior margin of abdominal sternite VIII deeply concaved (Fig. 9). Accessory sclerite with wide basal part, strongly narrowed toward narrow elongate apical part (Fig. 10). Spermatheca as in Fig. 11.</p><p>Comparative notes. Based on the general shape of the body and the aedeagus, and the presence of strong microsculpture of the forebody, P. subopacoides sp. nov. is similar to P. subopaca (Cameron, 1924), described from Simla Hills, southern India (Cameron 1924; Steel 1960). Paraphloeostiba subopacoides sp. nov. can be distinguished from it by the paler body, missing or indistinct punctation of the head, missing or finer longitudinal impressions in middle of the pronotum, broader apical part of the median lobe, shorter parameres with broader apical lobes, and different shape of the female accessory sclerite. Besides that, based on the general shape of the aedeagus, P. subopacoides sp. nov. is similar to P. moluccensis Shavrin, 2022, recently decribed from Indonesia (Shavrin 2022). The new species can be distinguished from it by the larger and darker body, broader apical part of the median lobe, longer parameres with broader apical lobes, and other details of the morphology of the aedeagus.</p><p>Distribution. Paraphloeostiba subopacoides sp. nov. is known from two localities in Yunnan, China.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the similarity of a new species with Indian P. subopaca .</p><p>Bionomics. Specimens were collected at elevations from 1800 to 2714 m a.s.l. Detailed ecological data are unknown.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1329AF2A0C608269FF4EFD9DFEF4FB3F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Shavrin, Alexey V.	Shavrin, Alexey V. (2025): A new species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 571-578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.7
