Paederus (Harpopaederus) konfuzius WILLERS, 2001

Assing, Volker, 2015, On the Harpopaederus fauna of China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 163-190 : 166

Paederus (Harpopaederus) konfuzius WILLERS, 2001 ( Map 3 )

Paederus konfuzius WILLERS, 2001b: 3 ff.; partim.

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Holotype 3: " China: Shaanxi, Qin Ling Shan, 108.47E, 33.51N, Mountain W Pass at Autoroute km 70, 47 km S Xian , 2300-2500 m, sifted, 26.- 30.08.1995, leg. A. Pütz / Holotypus 3 Paederus konfuzius n. sp., des. Willers 9.1999 / Paederus konfuzius Willers , det. V. Assing 2015" (cAss) . Paratypes: 1♀ [teneral]: same locality and date as holotype, but leg. Schülke (cSch) ; 1♀: same locality and date as holotype, but leg. Wrase (cSch) ; 13: " CHINA (Shaanxi) Qin Ling Shan, 107.56E, 33.45N, autoroute km 93 S Zhouzhi, 108 km SW Xian, mount. forest, 1650 m, 1.-2.IX.95 Wrase / Paratypus ♀ [sic] Paederus konfuzius n. sp., des. Willers 9.1999 / Paederus agnatus Eppelsheim , det. V. Assing 2015" (cSch) ; 13: " China: Shaanxi, Qin Ling Shan , 107.56E, 33.45N, Autoroute km 93 S Zhouzhi, 108 km SW Xian, Mountain Forrest [sic], sifted, 1650 m, 1.- 2.09.1995, leg. M. Schülke / Paratypus 3 Paederus konfuzius n. sp., des. Willers 9.1999 / Paederus agnatus Eppelsheim , det. V. Assing 2015" (cSch) .

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: S h a a n x i: 233, Xunyangba, 1.-3.VII.2005, leg. Jeniš (cAss).

C o m m e n t: The original description of P. konfuzius is based on thirteen type specimens from three localities in the Qinling Shan, Shaanxi ( WILLERS 2001b). The specimens from one of the localities, at least five paratypes, are not conspecific with the holotype, but belong to P. agnatus . The record from the Taibai Shan is based on three females and consequently somewhat uncertain. PENG et al. (2015) reported additional localities from the Qinling Shan. LI & ZHOU (2007) erroneously reported the species also from Gansu and Sichuan ( PENG et al. 2015). Confirmed records are known only from Shaanxi ( Map 3 ).

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Map 3: Distributions of Harpopaederus species in the Qinling Shan and the Daba Shan in Shaanxi, Hubei, North Sichuan, and Chongqing (some doubtful female-based literature records omitted): Paederus xui (filled diamonds); P. konfuzius (open stars); P. brevior (triangles); P. lineodenticulatus (open circles); P. cultellatus (filled triangle); P. apfelsinicus (filled circles); P. multidenticulatus (open triangle).