Sclerochiton indicus (MOTSCHULSKY, 1858)

Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Sclerochiton. II. Two new species and additional records, including the first records of the genus from Vietnam (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1197-1208 : 1198

Sclerochiton indicus (MOTSCHULSKY, 1858) ( Map 2 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: India: 1♀, Uttarakhand, valley of Kosi river, 5 km N Ramnagar, 29°26'N, 79°08'E, 23.-26.IV.2012, leg. Shavrin (cSha).

C o m m e n t: Sclerochiton indicus is the most widespread species of the genus, its distribution ranging from North India and Nepal across Burma to South China and Thailand ( Map 2 ).

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Map 2: Distributions of Sclerochiton indicus (black circles), S. penicillatus (white triangles), and S. bistipulatus (white circles).