Two new species of the genus Episcaphium Lewis (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) of China Author Sheng, Chun Author Gu, Fu-Kang text Zootaxa 2009 2325 35 38 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.275423 bd76331c-df43-485a-8bf6-84ba479348a4 1175-5326 275423 Key to Episcaphium species of China 1 Pronotum and elytra black ............................................................................................................................................ 2 - Pronotum and elytra ochreous with black spots or fasciae .......................................................................................... 4 2 Elytra without puncture rows; abdomen ochreous. Aedeagus as in Figs. 14 –17 in Löbl (1999). BL: 6.5–7.5 mm . China (Yunnan) ................................................................................................................................... E. strenuum Löbl - Elytra with 4 discal puncture rows; abdomen black .................................................................................................... 3 3 Antebasal pronotal rows impressed laterally; elytra with distinct apical impressions. Aedeagus as in Figs. 12–14 (this paper). BL: 4.6 mm . China (Sichuan)....................................................... E. dabashanum Sheng & Gu , sp. nov. - Antebasal pronotal rows not impressed laterally; elytra without impressions. Aedeagus as in Figs. 11–13 in Löbl (1999). BL: 5.0 mm. China (Sichuan) ............................................................................................ E. catenatum Löbl 4 Elytra each with two black transverse fasciae, without discal puncture rows. Aedeagus as in Figs. 1–3 in Löbl (2002) . BL: 4.2–4.6 mm . China (Sichuan) ...................................................................................... E. watanabei Löbl - Elytra each with one apical black spot, with 4 discal puncture rows ........................................................................... 5 5 Tempora without punctures; pronotum with a pair of black basal spots situated between antebasal puncture row and basal edge. Aedeagus as in Figs. 18–20 in Löbl (1999). BL: 4.8–5.5 mm . China (Yunnan) ........ E. haematoides Löbl - Tempora densely punctate; pronotum with a pair of black admesal spots situated above antebasal puncture row. Aedeagus as in Figs. 5–7 (this paper). BL: 4.6–4.8 mm . China (Shaanxi) .......... E. changchini Sheng & Gu, sp. nov.