Quedius (Distichalius) menippus SMETANA, 2008

Smetana, Aleš, 2015, Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 51. Genus Quedius STEPHENS, 1829. Subgenus Distichalius CASEY, 1915. Section 4, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 905-924 : 918

Quedius (Distichalius) menippus SMETANA, 2008

menippus SMETANA, 2008: 234 ( Quedius ; subgenus Distichalius ; description; habitat) N e w r e c o r d s: CHINA: Sichuan: 23 km E Songpan, 32°37’51N 103°49’32"E, 28.V.2012, 3775 m, sifting 13, V. Grebennikov, 15 spec. (ASC, CNC); same, but 32°37’47"N 103°49’25"E, 28.V.2012, 3826 m, sifting 14, V. Grebennikov, 11 spec. (ASC, CNC); same, but 32°37’57"N 103°49’20"E, 28.V.2012, 3761 m, sifting12, V. Grebennikov, 4 spec. (ASC, CNC).

C o m m e n t s: No details about the habitats the specimens were sifted from are available, but note that all collecting sites are well above 3500 m.

These are the first records of Q. menippus from Sichuan.