Rugilus (Rugilus) confluens, Assing, 2012

Assing, Volker, 2019, A revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Rugilus. VI. Two new species Irom China, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 5-20 : 12

Rugilus (Rugilus) confluens ASSING, 2012

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: 9♂♂, 15♀♀, Sichuan, NW Heishui, 32°11'N, 102°40'E, 3430 m, 14-20.VI.2018, leg. Reuter (cFel, cAss, MNB).

C o m m e n t: The distribution of the wing-dimorphic R. confluens includes Gansu and Sichuan, with a female-based record reported also from Northwest Yunnan ( ASSING 2012a, 2013). For a distribution map see ASSING (2013). The above specimens, all of them wingless, were collected with pitfall traps.