Bellatheta granulosa ( PACE, 2004 )

Assing, Volker, 2021, New species, synonymies, combinations, and records of micropterous Athetini from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 71 (1), pp. 87-101 : 96

Bellatheta granulosa ( PACE, 2004)

Material examined: China: Shaanxi: 2 , 3 , SW Meixian, Qinling Shan , 34°01'31"N, 107°24'13"E, 1870 m, N-slope, secondary deciduous forest, near stream, litter and grass sifted, 26.VII.2012, leg. Assing (cAss) . Gansu: 1  , W-Qinling Shan, NW Longnan, Lazikou pass, S-side, Laolong valley , 34°08'14"N, 103°51'57"E, 2300 m, S-slope with pine and spruce forest, litter sifted, 3.VIII.2012, leg. Assing (cAss) .

This macropterous species was previously known only from Gongga Shan in Sichuan ( PACE 2004). The above material reveals that the species is widepread in China and represents the first records from Shaanxi and Gansu .