Sunius cordiformis ASSING 2002

Assing, V., 2011, The Sunius species of the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 151-193 : 165-166

Sunius cordiformis ASSING 2002

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: 6 exs., Beijing, Badaling , 9.IX.1980, leg. Hammond ( BMNH, cAss) ; 1, 2, Shaanxi, Qinling Shan , river valley 30 km SSW Xian, autoroute km 33, 34°00'N, 108°49'E, 600 m, sifted, 31.VIII.1995, leg. Pütz (cSch, cAss) ; 2, Shaanxi, Qinling Shan , river valley 40 km S Xian, autoroute km 50, 33°55'N, 108°49'E, 1200 m, river bank, 31.VIII.1995, leg. Pütz & Schülke (cPüt, cSch) ; 1, Shaanxi, Qinling Shan, 118 km E Xian, Hua Shan , 34°27'N, 110°06'E, 1200-1400 m, sifted, 18.-20.VIII.1995, leg. Pütz (cPüt) ; 1, Sichuan, Ya'an Prefecture, Tianquan County, Jiajin Shan, 54 km W Ya'an, valley below Labaha N. R. St. , 30°03'N, 102°27'E, 1500 m, 12.VII.1999, leg. Schülke (cSch) ; 1, N-Yunnan, Dali Bai Nat. Aut. Pref., 4 km E Dali Old Town, shore of Er Hai lake , 25°42'N, 100°02'E, 2020 m, vegetable debris on lakeshore sifted, 27.VIII.2003, leg. Schülke (cSch) ; 17 exs., N-Yunnan, Diqing Tibet. Aut. Pref. , Deqin County, 33 km WNW Zhongdian, small cleft W Yangtze river , 27°57'N, 99°25'N, 2220- 2300 m, litter, moss, and dead wood near water sifted, 4.VI.2005, leg. Schülke (cSch, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: This species is widespread in China, where it has been reported from Beijing, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan ( ASSING 2002, 2008b).