Awas loebli Yin and Li

Yin, Zi-Wei, 2017, New species and records of Awas Löbl (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from China, with notes on the biology of the genus, Zootaxa 4338 (2) : -

Awas loebli Yin and Li

Awas loebli Yin and Li, 2012: 165 . Type locality: Eastern China, Zhejiang, West Tianmu Mountain , alt. 400, 30°12′05″N, 119°23′55″E.

Material examined (11 exs, not sexed). 9 exs, ‘ China, C. Zhejiang, Zhuji (诸 暨), Caota Town (草 塔镇), Dashanxia (大山下), Qiandashan (前大山), ca. 29.38N, 120.08E, decomposing pine stump, Ectomomyrmex nest, 100 m, 2.ix.2016, T.- X. Zhao leg.’ ; 2 exs, same locality and collector, except ‘ 16.iv.2016 ’ (all in SNUC) .

Comments. The holotype of this species was taken using a flight intercept trap at the West Tianmu Mountain. All new specimens examined here were collected directly from two nests of an Ectomomyrmex ant.

Distribution. Awas loebli was originally known from a single male from the West Tianmu Mountain ( Yin & Li 2012); additional collecting data extends the distributional range of this species to Zhuji, ca. 110 km southeast from the type locality.