A new species of Syndicus s. str. from Sumatra (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae).

To date, only one species of the nominotypical subgenus of Syndicus Motschulsky was known to occur in Sumatra. A second species, Syndicus (s. str.) minimus sp. n., is described, based on males and females collected in Aceh, North and West Sumatra provinces. The new species is remarkably small-bodied and has conspicuously punctate elytra. An updated checklist of species in the nominotypical subgenus of Syndicus is given.