Pedinopleurus notabilis (SILVESTRI, 1946)

Assing, Volker, 2019, On the Lomechusini fauna of the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. XXVI. New species, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 69 (1), pp. 33-70 : 68-69

Pedinopleurus notabilis (SILVESTRI, 1946)

Material examined: China: 1 ex., Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, 23 km NW Jinghong, Na Ban , 22°10'N, 100°40'E, 680 m, light trap, 17. V .2008, leg. Weigel ( NME); 1 ex., Xishuangbanna, 25 km NW Jinghong, Zhong Zhi Chang , 22°11'N, 100°39'E, 780 m, rubber plantation, malaise trap, 20.X.2008, leg. Weigel (cAss) ; 1 ex., Xishuangbanna, 60 km N Jinghong, Guanping env., 1000 m, 19–27.I.2003, leg. Murzin (cAss) ; 2 exs., Yunnan, Tongbiguan , 24°37'N, 97°39'E, 1340 m, at light in village near river, 24–26. VI .2016, leg. Hájek & Růžička ( NMP, cAss). Laos: 1 ex., 5 km SW Muang Sing, Chiang Tung (stupa), 750 m, 26. III .–5. IV .2010, leg. Murzin ( MNB); 2 exs., Hua Phan province, Mt. Phu Pane , 20°12'N, 103°59'E, 1200–1900 m, 10–21. VI .2010, leg. Jakl & local collectors ( MNB, cAss).

The currently known distribution includes South China, Vietnam, and Laos. The species was recently reported from China (Yunnan) for the first time ( ASSING 2016b).