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Issue: Vol. 3156 No. 1: 10 Jan. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-01-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3156.1.2
Page range: 43–68
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 4

Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 42. Genus Quedius Stephens, 1829.  Subgenus Raphirus Stephens, 1829. Section 10

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch, Central Experimental Farm, K. W. Neatby Bldg., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada
Coleoptera Staphylinidae Staphylinini Quediina Quedius Raphirus taxonomy new species redescription description distribution Palaearctic Region mainland China

Abstract

Eight new species of the genus Quedius Stephens, 1829, subgenus Raphirus Stephens, 1829 are presented, based on spec-imens from the People’s Republic of China: Q. hegesias (Yunnan), Q. filiolus (Yunnan), Q. hecato (Yunnan), Q. impres-siventris (Sichuan), Q. tergimpressus (Yunnan), Q. dryas (Yunnan), Q. meilixue (Yunnan), Q. zetes (Sichuan). Threespecies, Q. muscicola Cameron, 1932, Q . maculiventris Bernhauer, 1934 and Q. optabilis Bernhauer, 1934 are rede-scribed and illustrated. Each of the new species and of the species previously known is described, illustrated and all avail-able distributional and bionomic data are given. A key to the winged species of the muscicola- group is given. A newspecies, Quedius pseudonymos, is described from Taiwan, based on specimens that were previously recorded from Taiwan by Smetana (1995) under the name Q. maculiventris Bernhauer, 1934.

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