Haliplus (Haliplus) japonicus Sharp, 1873

Jia, Fenglong & Vondel, Bernhard van, 2011, Annotated catalogue of the Haliplidae of China with the description of a new species and new records from China (Coleoptera, Adephaga), ZooKeys 133, pp. 1-17 : 4-5

6. Haliplus (Haliplus) japonicus Sharp, 1873

Material examined.

Guizhou: 4 exs.,, Guiyang, 15.viii.1982, lgt. Zhi-he Huang; 1 ex., Guiyang, 6.x.1940, lgt. Zhe-long Pu; 1 ex., Guiyang, Pingba Horse farm, 13.viii.1982, lgt. Zhi-he Huang; 8 exs., Guiyang, Huaxi, 12.viii.1982, lgt. Zhi-he Huang (1 ex. CV). Sichuan: 3 exs., Emei Mt., 31.viii.1982, lgt. Zhi-he Huang (1 ex. CV). Zhejiang: 1 ex., Tianmushan Mt., 27-28.vii.2007, lgt. Feng-long Jia.

Additional material examined by Vondel: Sichuan: 1♂, Wenjian Distr., Guanxian Co., 56 km NW Changdu, Qingcheng Shan, 975 m, 30° 53,8N, 103° 32,8E, 13.vii.1999.lgt. A. Putz (CF). Yunnan: 15 exs., E. Weishan Mt., 1800-2500 m, 25°10'N, 100°21'E, 22-25.vi.1992, lgt. Vitkubáň (CV, NHMB); 36 exs. Shizong, 9-15.ix.2000, lgt. J. Bergsten (CN, CV).

Distribution.

Eastern Palaearctic species, known from several provinces in the east and south of China: Beijing, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. New records for Sichuan and Zhejiang.