Quedius (Microsaurus) bernhaueri RAMBOUSEK, 1915

Assing, Volker, 2017, On Quedius coloratus FAUVEL, 1875 and allied species, with an appendix on Quedius species collected in Greece with subterranean pitfall traps, and a new synonymy (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (1), pp. 207-228 : 224

Quedius (Microsaurus) bernhaueri RAMBOUSEK, 1915 ( Map 2 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Greece: 8 exs., Flórina, Oros Vitsi , above Drosopigi , 1380 m, 19.VI.2007 - 17.VI.2008, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cAss) ; 2 exs., Florina, Oros Vitsi , above Drosopigi , 40°39'N, 21°24'E, 1340 m, 19.VI.2007 - 17.VI.2008, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: Originally described from the Perister (= Pelister) range in Macedonia, this species was recorded from Greece (Oros Vitsi) for the first time by ASSING & WUNDERLE (2001). Additional records from the same region were reported by ASSING (2006) and SOLODOVNIKOV (2005). The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 2 . Whether this species is a true inhabitant of the MSS stratum is doubtful. The previously published material from Greece was collected by sifting leaf litter in calcareous beech forests and debris near snowfields. The altitudes range from 1340 to 2040 m.

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Map 2: Distributions of Quedius endogeus (black circles) and Q. bernhaueri (white triangles).