Leptusa (Aphaireleptusa) gonggamontis PACE, 1997

Assing, Volker, 2021, New species and additional records of Leptusa from the Palaearctic region, with a focus on the faunas of China and the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 71 (1), pp. 103-126 : 118

Leptusa (Aphaireleptusa) gonggamontis PACE, 1997

Material examined: China: Sichuan: 5 exs., Gongga Shan , NE-slope, 29°50'N, 102°03'E, 3020 m, sifted, 11. VI.2011, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss) ; 4 exs., same data, but 29°51'N; 102°03'E, 3170 m, 9. VI.2011 ( CNC, cAss) ; 1 ex., same data, but 29°48'N, 102°04'E, 2770 m, 6. VI.2011 ( CNC) ; 8 exs., 29°51'N, 102°02'E, 3170 m, 18. VI.2011 ( CNC, cAss) ; 7 exs., same data, but 29°52'N, 102°02'E, 3620 m, 12. VI.2011 ( CNC, cAss) ; 3 exs., same data, but 29°48'N; 102°04'E, 2680 m, 14. VI.2011 ( CNC, cAss) ; 1 ex., 29°55'N, 102°01'E, 4140 m, 13. VI.2011 (cAss); 2 exs., same data, but 29°51'N; 102°02'E, 3170 m, 21. VI.2011 ( CNC, cAss) ; 3 exs., Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref. , Luding Co., Erlangshan pass, 7 km SSE Luding, 29°51'N, 102°15'E, 2600 m, coniferous forest, litter sifted, 29. VI.1999, leg. Schülke ( MNB, cAss) .

The sole previously known specimens of this species are the holotypes of L. gonggamontis and L. daxuemontis (junior synonym of L. gonggamontis ), both collected in the same locality in Gongga Shan. The above material suggests that the species is rather common in this mountain at higher altitudes (2680–4140 m). As can be inferred from the record from Erlang Shan, L. gonggamontis is not endemic to Gongga Shan.