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    Cymbiodyta lishizheni Jia & Lin, sp. nov.

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    Cymbiodyta lishizheni Jia & Lin sp. nov. (Figs. 1 –11, 15, 18) Type material: Holotype ♂ (SYSU), CHINA: Jiangxi Province, Jing’an County, Guanyinyan, 20.vii. 2014, 29.04 °N, 115.14 °E, 690 m, Ren-Chao Lin lgt. (Labeled in both Chinese and English). Paratypes (49): 41 specs. (SYSU, SEMC, NMPC) same data as holotype; 8 specs., CHINA: Jiangxi Province, Jing’an County, Sanzhaolun town, Baishuidong (translation: labeled in Chinese), 22.vii. 2014, 29.04 °N, 115.11 °E, 660 m, Ren-Chao Lin lgt. Diagnosis. The species is easily distinguished from C. marginella (Fabricius), the only Old World known species outside of China, bythe coarsely punctate striae on the elytra (Figs. 1, 2, 6). It can be separated from the other known Chinese species of the genus, C. orientalis Jia & Short, 2010, by (1) its smaller size (3.2–3.3 mm), (2) its broader and more extensive paler elytral margins (Figs. 1–2), (3) the more extensive femoral pubescence, and (4) the aedeagus with median lobe bottle-shaped, more strongly narrowed towards apex (Fig. 15); in C. orientalis Jia & Short, the median lobe is not so strongly narrowed towards the apex (Figs. 16–17). Description. Body length 3.2–3.3 mm, body width 2.3 mm. Dorsum blackish brown, with margins of pronotum and elytra broadly paler (Figs. 1–2), occasionally dark brown; anterior margin of pronotum usually with narrow paler band (Fig. 2), sometimes without such paler band (Fig. 5); posterior quarter of elytra paler (Figs. 1–2) or dark brown (Fig. 6). Body oval, convex. Head black with narrow reddish yellow clypeal spots in front of eyes (Fig. 2) or completely black. Maxillary palpomeres reddish yellow, not darkened apically (Fig. 4). Ventral surface generally light brown to dark brown to brown; legs light brown to rufous, tarsi light brown to rufotestaceous. Head. Labrum with fine punctures, slightly emarginate anteriorly. Clypeus subtruncate anteriorly, frontoclypeal suture clearly detectable, punctures on posterior part somewhat stronger than those on anterior part. Eyes separated by ca. 4.5 x the width of one eye. Maxillary palps ca. 3 / 4 x as long as width of head, second palpomere slightly swollen, apical palpomere almost symmetrical, apical palpomere shorter than penultimate (Fig. 4). Mentum depressed anteriorly, with strong scattered punctures. Thorax. Pronotum ca. 3.5 x as wide as long, rather strongly narrowed in front, posterior corner broadly round (Fig. 2); anterior margin smooth, with a very fine transverse groove, posterior margin without such groove; size and density of ground punctation similar to that of the head, lateral punctures a little finer than on disc, surface between punctures smooth, without microsculpture; systematic punctures present but indistinct. Elytra with ground punctation denser than on pronotum; sutural stria present in posterior half, continuing anteriorly as a row of punctures to the base of elytra (Figs. 1, 6); with nine punctate striae, which become gradually more impressed posteriorly; strial punctures becoming coarser laterally, the outer ones very coarse; distinct scutellar stria between sutural and first stria consisting of only 5 to 7 strong punctures (Fig. 6), systematic punctures on 3, 5, 7, 9 intervals present but indistinct, only slightly larger than surrounding ground punctation. Prosternum weakly convex, not carinate. Mesoventrite with a low transverse ridge medially, which does not bear an elevated tooth or projection (Fig. 7). Metaventrite with somewhat raised, more convex middle portion, which does not project anteriorly between mesocoxae; with hydrofuge pubescence except for a posteromedian glabrous area on raised middle portion.Profemora pubescent on basal two-thirds, hairline somewhat oblique (Fig. 9); meso- and metafemora with hairline not oblique, pubescent on basal third-fourths (Figs. 10–11) Abdomen. Abdomen with five exposed ventrites, covered in dense uniform pubescence; first abdominal ventrite without carina, fifth ventrite arcuate, not emarginate apically (Fig. 8). Aedeagus. Total length of aedeagus 0.45–0.48 mm. Length of parameres/length of phallobase 0.66–0.67 mm. Median lobe bottle-shaped, strongly narrowed towards apex, broader and shorter than parameres. Parameres much narrower basally, slightly bent externally (Fig. 15). Etymology. Named after Shizhen Li, a biologist and pharmaceutical scientist during the Ming Dynasty, 430 years ago, in honor of his contribution to the Chinese biological taxonomy. Habitat. This species occurs on wet rock seepages, similar to the habitat of C. orientalis Jia & Short (Jia, 2014). At the same locality, a few specimens of Oocyclus fikaceki Short & Jia were also collected. Distribution. Known only from the type locality. Remarks. When C. orientalis Jia & Short was described, only six females were known from a small temporary pool with some grass, fallen leaves and decomposed grass and branches (Jia & Short 2010). This temporary pool was formed by water flowing from a cliff not far away from the pool. From 2010 to 2013, many specimens of C. orientalis Jia & Short were collected on the wet cliff. It seems likely that the type specimens were washed down from the cliff and arrived at the temporary pond with water flow. Most New World species of the genus for which we have ecological information are known to occur in water (both lentic and lotic), wet leaf litter, at the edge of water and debris etc. and this is also true of the Palaearctic C. marginella (Fabricius) (Smetana 1974). The habitats of the two species occurring in China, C. orientalis Jia & Short and C. lishizheni sp. nov., are apparently wet rock, with specimens occasionally moved to running or stagnant water. Populations of the two species were rather dense on the wet rock, but specimens are only rarely collected in stagnant and running water. The following key adapted from Jia & Short (2010) that allows identification of all species of genus Cymbiodyta occurring in Old World. 1. Elytra with 10 rows of punctate striae (e.g. Figs. 1–2). Southern China...................................................................... 2 - Elytra without rows of punctate striae (except sutural stria). Palearctic species ........................ marginella (Fabricius) 2. Size 3.2–3.3 mm. Elytra with very broad pale lateral margin and posterior third paler in color. Anterior femora pubescent on basal two-thirds, hairline oblique; meso- and metafemora with hairline not oblique and pubescent on basal third-fourths. Aedeagus with median lobe more strongly narrowed towards apex (Fig. 15)................................ ......................................................................................................................................................... lishizheni Jia & Lin - Size 3.4–3.7 mm. Elytra with narrow pale lateral and posterior margins. Anterior femora with slightly rounded hairline, pubescence extending to just over basal half, mesofemora moderately oblique, pubescent on basal two-thirds along anterior margin and only the basal half along the posterior margin; metafemora hairline strongly oblique, with almost basal two-thirds pubescent on anterior margin and only basal third on posterior margin. Aedeagus with median lobe not so narrowed towards apex as above (Fig. 16–17) ............................................. orientalis Jia & ShortPublished as part of Jia, Fenglong & Lin, Renchao, 2015, Cymbiodyta lishizheni sp. nov., the second species of the genus from China, pp. 446-450 in Zootaxa 3985 (3) on pages 446-447, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/24166

    sj-docx-1-cpc-10.1177_10556656221125387 - Supplemental material for A Novel Missense Variant in the <i>TCOF1</i> Gene in one Chinese Case With Treacher Collins Syndrome

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    Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-cpc-10.1177_10556656221125387 for A Novel Missense Variant in the TCOF1 Gene in one Chinese Case With Treacher Collins Syndrome by Bin Yin, Yu-Ya Pang, Jia-Yu Shi, Yan-Song Lin, Jia-Lin Sun, Qian Zheng, Bing Shi and Zhong-Lin Jia in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal</p

    Nazeris yujiei Lin, Yu & Hu 2022, sp. n.

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    Nazeris yujiei Lin, Yu & Hu, sp. n. Figs 4, 23–27 Type material. Holotype: CHINA: male: " China: Guizhou, Rongjiang County, Xiaodanjiang, 26°20'16.09''N, 108°20'23.34''E, 700 m, 5.v.2021, Tang, Peng, Cai & Song leg." (SNUC). Paratypes: 3 males, 2 females, same data as holotype. (SNUC). Description. Body length 6.0– 6.7 mm; forebody length 2.9–3.6 mm. Body (Fig. 4) dark brown; legs yellowish brown; antennae dark brown to light brown. Head (Fig. 23) 1.07–1.11 times as long as wide; punctation very dense, moderately coarse, distinctly umbilicate, interstices lacking microsculpture; postocular portion approximately 1.7–1.8 times as long as eye length. Pronotum (Fig. 23) 1.16–1.20 times as long as wide, 0.97–1.00 times as long and 0.89–0.92 times as broad as head; punctation non-umbilicate, moderately dense and as coarse as that of head; midline posteriorly with short and narrow impunctate elevation; interstices lacking microsculpture. Elytra (Fig. 23) 0.62–0.67 times as long as wide, 0.50–0.57 times as long and 0.97–1.00 times as broad as pronotum; punctation as dense as, and slightly coarser than that of pronotum; interstices lacking microsculpture. Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 24) with posterior margin weakly prominent at middle. Sternite VIII (Fig. 25) with triangular posterior excision. Aedeagus (Figs 26, 27) well sclerotized; ventral process short, narrowed apicad, with acute apex in ventral view; dorso-lateral apophyses moderately strong, with wide and round apex in ventral view, slightly curved in lateral view, extending beyond apex of ventral process. Distribution and habitat data. The species is known from Xiaodanjiang, very close to Leigong Mt. in eastern Guizhou. The specimens were collected by sifting leaf litter at an altitude of 700 m. Comparative notes. The new species is very similar to N. leigongensis in general appearance and separated only by the aedeagal characters: the acute apex of ventral process in ventral view, and the narrower dorso-lateral apophyses in lateral view (Fig. 26). Etymology. The species is named in honor of Yu-Jie Cai, who collected the type specimens.Published as part of Lin, Xiao-Bin, Yu, De-Hui & Hu, Jia-Yao, 2022, The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), pp. 41-53 in Zootaxa 5138 (1) on pages 47-48, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/655213

    Truth After cinema: The explosion of facts in the documentary films of Jia Zhangke

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    This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2013 Intellect Books.This article identifies and elaborates on two models of resistance evident in JiaZhangke’s film corpus. The deployment of different cinematic strategies produces an experimental calling into question of the value of truth and of truth as value. In the films here analysed Jia moves from resistance through organic observation to a model of resistance structured around a series of fabulations. If the first regime addresses the truth of ideology, then the target of the second is the ideology of truth. It is in this passage that Jia enters political cinema, collapsing the distinction between factual and fictional and opening up a space that belongs to no collectivity

    Nazeris serratus Lin, Yu & Hu 2022, sp. n.

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    Nazeris serratus Lin, Yu & Hu, sp. n. Figs 7, 40–44 Type material. Holotype: CHINA: male: " China: Guizhou, Rongjiang County, Xiaodanjiang, 26°20'16.09''N, 108°20'23.34''E, 700 m, 5.v.2021, Tang, Peng, Cai & Song leg." (SNUC). Paratypes: 25 males, 26 females, same data as holotype. (SNUC). Description. Body length 4.1–4.5 mm; forebody length 2.3–2.6 mm. Body (Fig. 7) reddish brown; antennae and legs yellowish brown. Head (Fig. 40) 1.10–1.19 times as long as wide; punctation very dense, moderately coarse, distinctly umbilicate and partly confluent, interstices lacking microsculpture; postocular portion approximately 1.7–1.9 times as long as eye length. Pronotum (Fig. 40) 1.12–1.17 times as long as wide, 0.88–1.06 times as long and 0.90–0.94 times as broad as head; punctation non-umbilicate, moderately dense and as coarse as that of head; midline posteriorly with short and very narrow impunctate elevation; interstices lacking microsculpture. Elytra (Fig. 40) 0.65–0.68 times as long as wide, 0.55–0.57 times as long and 0.94–0.98 times as broad as pronotum; punctation as dense as, and slightly coarser than that of pronotum; interstices lacking microsculpture. Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 41) with posterior margin shallowly emarginated in the middle. Sternite VIII (Fig. 42) with triangular posterior excision. Aedeagus (Figs 43, 44) moderately sclerotized; ventral process long, with acute apex in ventral view; dorso-lateral apophyses with inner sides serrated in ventral view, extending slightly beyond apex of ventral process. Distribution and habitat data. The species is known from Xiaodanjiang in eastern Guizhou. The specimens were collected by sifting leaf litter at an altitude of 700 m. Comparative notes. This species is very similar in general appearance to N. maoershanus Hu & Qiao (Hu & Qiao 2019: 435, Figs 12–16) and N. huapingensis Hu & Li (Hu & Li 2017: 336, Figs 10–14) and separated only by the aedeagal characters: the ventral process with acute apex and by the serrated inner sides of dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus (Fig. 43). Etymology. The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: serrated) alludes to the serrated dorso-lateral apophyses of the aedeagus.Published as part of Lin, Xiao-Bin, Yu, De-Hui & Hu, Jia-Yao, 2022, The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), pp. 41-53 in Zootaxa 5138 (1) on pages 51-52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/655213

    Nazeris leigongensis Lin, Yu & Hu 2022, sp. n.

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    Nazeris leigongensis Lin, Yu & Hu, sp. n. Figs 3, 18–22 Type material. Holotype: CHINA: male: " China: Guizhou, Leishan County, Leigong Mt., Xiannütang, 26°22'22.11''N, 108°11'52.12''E, 1550 m, 3.v.2021, Tang, Peng, Cai & Song leg." (SNUC). Paratypes: 6 males, 7 females, same data as holotype; 3 males, 2 females, same data, except " 30.iv.2021 "; 2 males, same data, except " 1.v.2021 "; 2 males, same data, except " 6.v.2021 " (SNUC). Description. Body length 6.1–6.6 mm; forebody length 3.2–3.4 mm. Body (Fig. 3) dark brown; legs yellowish brown; antennae dark brown to light brown. Head (Fig. 18) 1.04–1.11 times as long as wide; punctation very dense, moderately coarse, distinctly umbilicate, interstices lacking microsculpture; postocular portion approximately 1.7–2.0 times as long as eye length. Pronotum (Fig. 18) 1.07–1.17 times as long as wide, 0.94–0.98 times as long and 0.88–0.97 times as broad as head; punctation non-umbilicate, moderately dense and as coarse as that of head; midline posteriorly with short and narrow impunctate elevation; interstices lacking microsculpture. Elytra (Fig. 18) 0.66–0.74 times as long as wide, 0.56–0.59 times as long and 0.91–0.95 times as broad as pronotum; punctation as dense as, and slightly coarser than that of pronotum; interstices lacking microsculpture. Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture. Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 19) with posterior margin nearly truncate at middle. Sternite VIII (Fig. 20) with triangular posterior excision. Aedeagus (Figs 21, 22) well sclerotized; ventral process wide and short, with nearly truncate or slightly concaved apex in ventral view; dorso-lateral apophyses moderately strong, with wide and round apex in ventral view, nearly straight in lateral view, extending beyond apex of ventral process. Distribution and habitat data. The species is known from Leigong Mt. in eastern Guizhou. The specimens were collected by sifting leaf litter at an altitude of 1,550 m. Comparative notes. The new species is similar in general appearance and tergites characters to N. congchaoi Hu & Li (Hu & Li 2015: 11, Fig. 6), but can be separated by the wider posterior excision of male sternite VIII, by the much shorter ventral process (Fig. 21) and much wider dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus (Fig. 21). Etymology. The specific epithet derived from Leigong Mt., where the species was discovered.Published as part of Lin, Xiao-Bin, Yu, De-Hui & Hu, Jia-Yao, 2022, The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), pp. 41-53 in Zootaxa 5138 (1) on pages 45-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/655213

    FIGURES 1–8. Cymbiodyta lishizheni Jia & Lin. 1 in Cymbiodyta lishizheni sp. nov., the second species of the genus from China

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    FIGURES 1–8. Cymbiodyta lishizheni Jia & Lin. 1. dorsal habitus; 2. lateral habitus; 3. ventral habituts; 4. head; 5. pronotum; 6. posterior portion of elytra; 7. meso- and metaventrite; 8. abdomen.Published as part of Jia, Fenglong & Lin, Renchao, 2015, Cymbiodyta lishizheni sp. nov., the second species of the genus from China, pp. 446-450 in Zootaxa 3985 (3) on page 448, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/24166

    The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

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    Lin, Xiao-Bin, Yu, De-Hui, Hu, Jia-Yao (2022): The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). Zootaxa 5138 (1): 41-53, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.

    Nazeris excertus Lin, Yu & Hu 2022, sp. n.

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    &lt;i&gt;Nazeris excertus&lt;/i&gt; Lin, Yu &amp; Hu, sp. n. &lt;p&gt;Figs 6, 33&ndash;39&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Type material.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Holotype: CHINA:&lt;/b&gt; male:&quot; China: Guizhou, Leishan County, summit of Leigong Mt., 26&deg;23'13.78''N, 108&deg;12'11.87''E, 1700&ndash;2150 m, 1.v.2021, Tang, Peng, Cai &amp; Song leg.&quot; (SNUC). &lt;b&gt;Paratypes&lt;/b&gt;: 3 males, 2 females, same data as holotype. (SNUC).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Description.&lt;/b&gt; Body length 4.3&ndash;5.3 mm; forebody length 2.4&ndash;2.6 mm.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Body (Fig. 6) reddish brown; antennae and legs yellowish brown.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Head (Fig. 33) 1.00&ndash;1.03 times as long as wide; punctation moderately dense and coarse, distinctly umbilicate and partly confluent, interstices with fine microsculpture (Fig. 34); postocular portion approximately 1.9&ndash;2.1 times as long as eye length.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Pronotum (Fig. 33) 1.08&ndash;1.10 times as long as wide, 0.93&ndash;1.03 times as long and 0.88&ndash;0.96 times as broad as head; punctation non-umbilicate, moderately dense, less coarse than that of head; midline posteriorly with very short and narrow impunctate elevation; interstices lacking microsculpture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Elytra (Fig. 33) 0.64&ndash;0.68 times as long as wide, 0.53&ndash;0.58 times as long and 0.92&ndash;0.95 times as broad as pronotum; punctation as dense as, and slightly coarser than that of pronotum; interstices lacking microsculpture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III&ndash;V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII&ndash;VIII; with fine microsculpture on all tergites (Fig. 35).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 36) with posterior margin nearly truncate at middle. Sternite VIII (Fig. 37) with triangular posterior excision. Aedeagus (Figs 38, 39) well sclerotized; ventral process short, dorsal parts slightly widened near apex in ventral view, curved ventrad in lateral view; dorso-lateral apophyses slender, slightly curved and widened in apical third in ventral view, extending much beyond apex of ventral process.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Distribution and habitat data.&lt;/b&gt; The species is known from Leigong Mt. in eastern Guizhou. The specimens were collected by sifting leaf litter at altitudes of 1,700 &ndash;2,150 m.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Comparative notes.&lt;/b&gt; The new species is distinguished from all the known species of &lt;i&gt;Nazeris&lt;/i&gt; from Guizhou and adjacent area by the microsculpture present on head and abdomen, and by the distinctive shape of the aedeagus, particularly the short ventral process and the long dorso-lateral apophyses (Fig. 39).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Etymology.&lt;/b&gt; The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: outstretched) alludes to the dorso-lateral apophyses extending strongly beyond apex of ventral process of the aedeagus.&lt;/p&gt;Published as part of &lt;i&gt;Lin, Xiao-Bin, Yu, De-Hui &amp; Hu, Jia-Yao, 2022, The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), pp. 41-53 in Zootaxa 5138 (1)&lt;/i&gt; on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.4, &lt;a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6552139"&gt;http://zenodo.org/record/6552139&lt;/a&gt

    Nazeris ingentis Lin, Yu & Hu 2022, sp. n.

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    &lt;i&gt;Nazeris ingentis&lt;/i&gt; Lin, Yu &amp; Hu, sp. n. &lt;p&gt;Figs 1, 8&ndash;12&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Type material.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Holotype: CHINA:&lt;/b&gt; male:&quot; China: Guizhou, Leishan County, summit of Leigong Mt., 26&deg;23'13.78''N, 108&deg;12'11.87''E, 1700&ndash;2150 m, 1.v.2021, Tang, Peng, Cai &amp; Song leg.&quot; (SNUC). &lt;b&gt;Paratypes&lt;/b&gt;: 1 male, 7 females, same data as holotype; 2 females, same data, except &quot; Leigong Mt., Xiann&uuml;tang, 26&deg;22'22.11''N, 108&deg;11'52.12''E, 1550 m, 3.v.2021 &quot; (SNUC).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Description.&lt;/b&gt; Body length 7.7&ndash;8.1 mm; forebody length 3.6&ndash;4.3 mm.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Body (Fig. 1) dark brown; legs yellowish brown; antennae dark brown to light brown.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Head (Fig. 8) 1.06&ndash;1.11 times as long as wide; punctation very dense, moderately coarse, distinctly umbilicate, interstices lacking microsculpture; postocular portion approximately 1.8&ndash;2.1 times as long as eye length.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Pronotum (Fig. 8) 1.12&ndash;1.18 times as long as wide, 0.95&ndash;1.02 times as long and 0.88&ndash;0.96 times as broad as head; punctation non-umbilicate, moderately dense and as coarse as that of head; midline posteriorly with short and very narrow impunctate elevation; interstices lacking microsculpture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Elytra (Fig. 8) 0.63&ndash;0.72 times as long as wide, 0.53&ndash;0.61 times as long and 0.94&ndash;0.99 times as broad as pronotum; punctation as dense as, and slightly coarser than that of pronotum; interstices lacking microsculpture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III&ndash;V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII&ndash;VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Male. Sternite VII (Fig. 9) with posterior margin U-shaped emarginated in the middle. Sternite VIII (Fig. 10) with U-shaped posterior excision. Aedeagus (Figs 11, 12) well sclerotized; with ventral process long and straight, widened near middle in ventral view; dorso-lateral apophyses moderately strong, distinctly curved in ventral view, curved dorsally and subtriangularly widened near apical third in lateral view, not reaching apex of ventral process.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Distribution and habitat data.&lt;/b&gt; The species is known from Leigong Mt. in eastern Guizhou. The specimens were collected by sifting leaf litter at altitudes of 1,550 &ndash;2,150 m.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Comparative notes.&lt;/b&gt; The new species is very similar to &lt;i&gt;N. giganteus&lt;/i&gt; Watanabe &amp; Xiao, (Watanabe &amp; Xiao 1997: 3, Figs 1, 2, 6&ndash;8) in general appearance and aedeagal characters, but can be separated by the U-shaped posterior excision of male sternite VII (Fig. 9), and by the smaller subtriangular expansion of dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus (Fig. 12).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;Etymology.&lt;/b&gt; The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: large) alludes to the large size of this species.&lt;/p&gt;Published as part of &lt;i&gt;Lin, Xiao-Bin, Yu, De-Hui &amp; Hu, Jia-Yao, 2022, The Nazeris fauna of the Leigong Mountain, Guizhou, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), pp. 41-53 in Zootaxa 5138 (1)&lt;/i&gt; on page 42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.1.4, &lt;a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6552139"&gt;http://zenodo.org/record/6552139&lt;/a&gt
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