Quedius laticollis (Gravenhorst, 1802)

Hansen, Aslak Kappel, Brunke, Adam, Simonsen, Thomas & Solodovnikov, Alexey, 2022, Revision of Quedius sensu stricto (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 62 (1), pp. 225-299 : 280

Quedius laticollis -group

Diagnosis. Species of medium size with variable coloration of elytra and appendages, from completely dark to brown, reddish, or yellowish pale. Eyes smaller, temples larger, with temporal puncture separated from posterior margin of eye by distance equal to diameter of this puncture. Frons without interocular punctures ( Fig. 6F ). Scutellum punctate and setose. Pronotum without puncture(s) in the posterior part of the sublateral row. Restricted to the Nearctic Region.

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Fig.6. Head and pronotal chaetotaxy of Quedius s. str.A – general scheme; B – Q. curtipennis Bernhauer, 1908, C – Q. fuliginosus (Gravenhorst, 1802); D – Q. levicollis Brullé, 1832; E – Q. afrofuliginosus Gusarov, 1991; F – Q. molochinus- and Q. laticollis-groups; G – Q. molochinoides-group. Abbreviations as follows: anterior frontal puncture (AFP); basal punctures (BP); interocular punctures (IOP); lateral puncture (LP); lateral row (LR); posterior frontal puncture (PFP); parocular punctures (POP); sublateral row (SLR).