Leptusa (Aphaireleptusa) chinensis PACE, 1997

Assing, Volker, 2021, New species and additional records of Leptusa from the Palaearctic region, with a focus on the faunas of China and the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 71 (1), pp. 103-126 : 108

Leptusa (Aphaireleptusa) chinensis PACE, 1997

Material examined: China: Sichuan: 33 exs., Emei Shan , 29°31'N, 103°20'E, 3035 m, sifted, 14. VI .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 21 exs., Emei Shan , 29°32'N, 103°20'm, 2930 m, sifted, 15. VI .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 6 exs., Emei Shan , 29°33'N; 103°20'E, 2310 m, sifted, 20. VI .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 2 exs., Emei Shan , 29°34'N, 103°21'E, 1800– 2400 m, sifted, 27. VI .–5. VII .2009, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, (cAss); 1 ex., Emei Shan , 29°33'N, 103°20'E, 2440 m, sifted, 18. VI .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC); 2 exs., Emei Shan , 29°32'N, 103°20'E, 2930 m, sifted, 15. VI .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 18 exs., Gongga Shan , NE-slope, 29°56'N, 101°59'E, 3550 m, sifted, 17. VI .2011, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 7 exs., same data, but 3660 m ( CNC, cAss) ; 1 ex., Daxue Shan, Kangding env., Paoma Shan , 30°03'N, 101°58'E, 2700–2900 m, 22. V .1997, leg. Schülke ( MNB); 1 ex., Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref. , Daxue Shan , Kangding Co., Mu Ge Cou , 2 km abover lower lake, 30°11'N, 101°52'E, 5. VII .1999, leg. Schülke (cAss). Yunnan: 5 exs., Dali env., Cang Shan , E-slope, 25°40'N, 100°08'E, 2730 m, 13. V .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss).

This is the most common and most widespread representative of the subgenus Aphaireleptusa in mainland China. It has been recorded from numerous localities in Sichuan and Yunnan, but was previously unknown from Emei Shan and Cang (Diancang) Shan ( ASSING 2002, 2006, PACE 1997, 2004).