Quedius (Raphirus) herbicola Smetana, 2002

Cai, Yan-Peng & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2015, Taxonomy of the subgenus Quedius (Raphirus) Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylinini: Quediina) with descriptions of four new species from China, Zootaxa 3990 (2), pp. 151-196 : 170-183

Quedius (Raphirus) herbicola Smetana, 2002

( Figs. 12, 12-1 )

Smetana, 2002: 122 ( Quedius ; subgenus Raphirus ; Type locality: China, (W-Hubei) Daba Shan pass E Mt. Da Shennongjia 12 km NW Muyuping 31°30'N 110°21'E, 1950 m).

Material examined. CHINA: Guizhou Province: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Xishui County, Dabaitang, 1100 m, 25. IX. 2000, coll. Hongbin Liang.

Measurements. BL = 11.8 mm, BW = 2.5 mm, HL/PL/EL = 1.00: 1.50: 1.63, HW/PW/EW/AW = 1.00: 1.39: 1.53: 1.45, HW/HL = 1.17, HEL/HTL = 4.58, PW/PL = 1.09, EW/EL = 1.10, ESL/EL = 0.53. Distribution. Quedius herbicola Smetana is widely distributed in China (Chongqing, Hubei, Guizhou and Zhejiang Province). The present specimens of Quedius herbicola Smetana were collected from northern Guizhou Province at an altitude of 1100 m.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Quedius (Raphirus) herbicola Smetana, 2002: A. head (1.0 mm); B. pronotum (1.0 mm); C. elytra (1.0 mm); D. underside of paramere (0.2 mm); E. apical portion of median lobe, parameral view (0.2 mm). (Scale in parentheses).