Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Rugilus (Rugilus) gansuensis Rougemont, 1998

Material examined.

CHINA: Shaanxi: 1 male, 2 females, Zhouzhi County, Houzhenzi, Qinling, West Sangongli Gou, N33.50.613, E107.48.524, 1336 m, 17-19.V.2008, Hao Huang & Wang Xu leg.; 1 male, Zhouzhi County, Houzhenzi, Qinling, N33.51.203, E107.50.183, 1260 m, 5-10.V.2008, Hao Huang & Wang Xu leg.; 1 male, 2 females, Hanzhong City, Nanzheng County, Yuanba Town, Liping National Forest Park, 32°50'N, 106°36'E, 1400-1600 m, 15.VII.2012, Chen, Li, Ma, Pan & Zhao leg.

Comment.

This species is widespread in Qinling from Gansu to Shaanxi (Assing 2012a, 2013). Some of the above material was collected together with Rugilus fodens .