NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN PALEARCTIC PAEDERINAE (COLEOPTERA, STAPHYLINIDAE)

Scopaeus (s.str.) azerbaidzhanus, sp. n. from Azerbaijan and Iran, Sco paeus (Hyposcopaeus) kabakovi, sp. n. from Afghanistan, Pseudobium asi aticum, sp. n. from Kazakhastan, Kirghizia and Uzbekistan, Scimbalopsi s kirghizica, sp. n. from Kirghizia, Scimbalopsis beloussovi, sp, n. f rom Tajikistan are described and Scimbalopsis reitteri (Jacobson, 1909 ) is redescribed. The following new synonymies are established : Scopa eus laevigatus (Gyllenhal, 1827) = S. schneideri Bernhauer, 1900 = S. ebneri Scheerpeltz, 1929; Lathrobium rufonitidum Reitter, 1909 = L. fe nnicum Renkonnen, 1938. Sunius austriacus (Coiffait, 1961) is confirme d to represent a synonym of S. fallax (Lokay, 1919). S. fallax sensu C oiffait (1984) is proved to be identical with S. melanocephalus (Fabri cius, 1792) and Lathrobium fennicum sensu Coiffait (1982) with L. punc tatum Zetterstedt, 1828. Scopaeus laevigatus biskrensis Fagel, 1957 is raised to species level and treated as a distinct species : S. biskre nsis Fagel, 1957. Lectotypes of 6 taxa are designated : Sunius adanens is (Lokay, 1919); S. fallax (Lokay, 1919); Scopaeus schneideri Bernhau er, 1900, S. similis Eppelsheim, 1892, S. triangularis Lute, 1904 and Lathrobium quadratum var. rufonitidum Reitter, 1909.