Monograph of the Staphylinidae of Crete (Greece). Part II. Descriptions of new species (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Authors: Assing Volker , Brachat Volker , Meybohm Heinrich 
Published: December 2020

One genus, Cretotyphlus Assing gen. nov., and 48 species of Staphylinidae from the Greek island Crete, 47 of them island endemics or even locally endemic, are described and illustrated: Amischa cretica Assing spec. nov., Atheta (Anopleta) digitalis Assing spec. nov., Hydrosmecta insularum Assing spec. nov. (Crete, Ikaria, Lesbos, Samothraki), Geostiba (Sipalotricha) inexsecta Assing spec. nov. (region to the east-southeast of Rethimno), Cousya candica Assing spec. nov. (East Crete: Dikti), Oxypoda (Bessopora) bimontium Assing spec. nov. (Dikti, Psiloritis), O. (Mycetodrepa) retunsa Assing spec. nov., and Typhlocyptus creticus Assing spec. nov. of the Aleocharinae; Geomitopsis cretica Assing spec. nov. (East Crete) of the Osoriinae; Allotyphlus (Moreotyphlus) foedatus Assing spec. nov. (West Crete), Kenotyphlus virgatus Assing spec. nov. (West Crete), Cretotyphlus hamatus Assing spec. nov. (East Crete: Dikti), C. chanianus Assing spec. nov. (region to the southwest of Chania), and C. idanus Assing spec. nov. (Central Crete: Psiloritis) of the Leptotyphlinae; Pseudobium creticum Assing spec. nov. of the Paederinae; Gabrius candicus Assing spec. nov. Of the Staphylininae; Cephennium arcuatum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete), C. thripticum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete: Thripti), C. selinonum Assing spec. nov. (Southwest Crete), C. meybohmi Assing spec. nov. (West Crete), C. idanum Assing spec. nov. (Central Crete: Psiloritis), C. sinuosum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete), C. fortespinosum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete), C. hamulatum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete: Dikti), C. curvatum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete), C. selenanum Assing spec. nov. (East Crete: Selena Oros), C. latius Assing spec. nov. (Central Crete: Psiloritis), C. chanianum Assing spec. nov. (West Crete), Euconnus (Tetramelus) zakrius Meybohm spec. nov. (East Crete), Stenichnus (Stenichnus) brachati Meybohm spec. nov., S. (S.) orientalis Meybohm spec. nov. (East Crete), S. (S.) aegialioides Meybohm spec. nov., Leptomastax cretica Meybohm spec. nov., and L. thriptica Meybohm spec. nov. (East Crete: Thripti) of the Scydmaeninae; Afropselaphus doernfeldae Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete: Lefka Ori), A. assingi Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete: Lefka Ori), A. diktianus Brachat spec. nov. (East Crete: Dikti), A. thripticus Brachat spec. nov. (East Crete: Thripti), Amauronyx chanianus Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete), A. occidens Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete), A. askifouicus Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete), Bryaxis meybohmianus Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete), Bythinus creticus Brachat spec. nov. (Central Crete: Psiloritis), Euplectus assingi Brachat spec. nov. (Crete), Faronus meybohmi Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete: Lefka Ori), F. lefkamontium Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete: Lefka Ori), F. albimontium Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete: Lefka Ori), and Tychus chanianus Brachat spec. nov. (West Crete) of the Pselaphinae; Sepedophilus creticus Schülke spec. nov. of the Tachyporinae. Keys to the species of Cephennium Müller & Kunze, 1822 and Stenichnus Thomson, 1859 of Crete are provided. A lectotype is designated for Amauronyx paganettii Blattný & Blattný, 1916.

Taxonomic acts
Cretotyphlus Assing gen. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FD86523B-3B04-43D4-BD1B-40BC18EAD15FAmischa cretica Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1DBCBA49-3E09-4665-97CC-4641BB816F4EAtheta digitalis Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E1F1F8FC-708F-4C1B-AF02-5A83EC6E5A0DHydrosmecta insularum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A5DC3A8F-AC05-46F0-B3D0-A97CF126AB8FGeostiba inexsecta Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:35864FAC-C639-4F3A-B0CA-AAB83AEBFD36Cousya candica Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:44B00621-3DA4-462B-9491-AD4B45476F2EOxypoda bimontium Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C38F6606-DE88-4E86-B1E8-AB0921804654Oxypoda retunsa Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D801AADC-CC6A-4E15-8988-BE8CCEA48013Typhlocyptus creticus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2F3A6D48-5EA3-417D-9DB3-F8E0139432F6Geomitopsis cretica Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1D3E575E-A726-422D-BA91-AF9B98BCA2BDAllotyphlus foedatus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:42A89E7C-F33A-43C8-A301-296D27AD2BBFKenotyphlus virgatus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1967E04F-CD26-4976-928F-B9A195790332Cretotyphlus hamatus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:EBE1B406-3145-411C-883D-A9499AEF52BACretotyphlus chanianus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1D048CF4-D0DE-4839-869F-4D96B269F25CCretotyphlus idanus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:993DEFB4-903E-4367-96DD-6F4D8F0DE42FPseudobium creticum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:98EA1ABE-EA17-4F90-A7BF-6069D9FDF481Gabrius candicus Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4FAC0FC1-20F7-4DC4-BAA9-FBC4DDF3175DCephennium arcuatum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7A3212BC-0311-49F7-A2AB-C529B6CD42A9Cephennium thripticum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6681B4E6-3602-47F6-82BF-C1C9FD0E6A45Cephennium selinonum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5C1D00CC-C8A3-4043-92A9-773137CD17CBCephennium meybohmi Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BDCAA375-E045-47F7-AC38-6812249B9A7CCephennium idanum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C7F685DD-32CC-4AF7-AA4E-4B3096D86B13Cephennium sinuosum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C89E57D1-33EB-4693-BF85-27EAC289A064Cephennium fortespinosum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C84F5038-F12C-48CC-9ED7-8DBE6BAE1D5CCephennium hamulatum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FA4D9AB5-DAA3-4DE7-8064-5B98210F93D0Cephennium curvatum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:73B78F2A-4907-4334-B475-A59C7CD81063Cephennium selenanum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E5B87D2D-9402-43F9-82E3-1DEF6D709DF1Cephennium latius Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8B3A0458-1D50-4551-BED6-D307750DD522Cephennium chanianum Assing spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0C990A58-8107-4B07-87D5-FE0541CD444Euconnus zakrius Meybohm spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:506C3D6D-FD24-4484-813D-F00E761EFECBStenichnus brachati Meybohm spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0D694A13-AB82-4398-AC2A-2E4D39B515FBStenichnus orientalis Meybohm spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:06558FCA-3A62-4019-BFB7-EF06448C1956Stenichnus aegialioides Meybohm spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:712D1FB1-7AB4-4C27-8CB2-05E07E8435FELeptomastax cretica Meybohm spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:444B05D8-E8CB-4F7F-A9A5-1695EB36C08ALeptomastax thriptica Meybohm spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5EA83082-7F64-4122-852C-AECB11BF6D01Afropselaphus doernfeldae Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:96DFC249-A208-44CE-BC83-4BB829F6966BAfropselaphus assingi Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A29A770B-1104-4BB0-BA7E-ADA1CB04D204Afropselaphus diktianus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:AF308CB8-7539-4626-8E2CDD2A7E9B5052Afropselaphus thripticus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E38E8556-0E8F-4C12-BD99-3759694D8E82 Amauronyx chanianus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:833A774F-4626-4CC8-8BE0-7B857E33EC43Amauronyx occidens Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0545A123-B114-4014-A05D-2C5EF565D5D9Amauronyx askifouicus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7CE4D2AD-8F1E-408A-9112-5301AC6CC6AEBryaxis meybohmianus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FE6B56D3-E7A1-4F55-9587-ABC42768A1ACBythinus creticus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5A5439A5-BB04-41D0-897E-3769BA046964Euplectus assingi Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B653CFCD-0DF4-4AC8-8BDC-64FCD2FB9599Faronus meybohmi Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B80022A7-78AC-45E9-94A6-B3A31657DCF7Faronus lefkamontium Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B5C36287-54F6-4CF0-B2BF-E3D8E4AF1029Faronus albimontium Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9E7893E5-D3A1-4387-B179-AA51AB793FEDTychus chanianus Brachat spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:85D07E45-AEE2-4D13-9C26-18B353D1AD15Sepedophilus creticus Schülke spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F2B971D6-B222-4823-A1BB-DF4B816F0775