Kurbatov S.A. 2022. Notes on Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the Sakhalin Region, Russia // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.31. No.1: 36–41 [in English].
All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center, Moscow Oblast, Bykovo 140150, Russia. E-mail: pselaphidae@yandex.ru
doi: 10.15298/rusentj.31.1.07
ABSTRACT: The article provides descriptions of four species new to science: Ramussia captiosum sp.n. (Sakhalin), Ramussia lovtsovae sp.n. (Sakhalin), Ramussia svetlanae sp.n. (Kunashir), Leptoplectus perperus sp.n. (Sakhalin, Kunashir). Japanese species Batraxis kawaharai Maruyama et Sugaya, 2004 first recorded in Russia. The following synonymy is established: Leptoplectus illex Kurbatov, 1992 = Leptoplectus similis Kurbatov, 1991, syn.n.; Rybaxis korolevi Kurbatov, 1984 = Rybaxis nigrescens Jeannel, 1958, syn.n.; Trissemus pseudalienus Kurbatov, 1990 = Trissemus alienus (Sharp, 1874), syn.n.
KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Russian Far East, Sakhalin, new species, new synonymy.