Haliplus (Haliplus) sibiricus Motschulsky, 1860

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 : 5

10. Haliplus (Haliplus) sibiricus Motschulsky, 1860 Figs 15-18

Material examined.

Xinjiang: 32 exs., Yili Agricultral School, 3.viii.1964, lgt. Zhihe Huang (3 exs., CV); 9 exs., suburb of Wulumuqi, 16.vii.1984, lgt. Zhihe Huang; 6 exs., Wulumuqi, Liudaowan, 3.vii.1984, lgt. Zhihe Huang; 19 exs., Hongxing Farm, 6.viii.2005; 19 exs., Hot Spring, Swamp, 24.vii.2005, lgt. Ling Zhao; 3 exs., Gongnaisigou, 30.vii.2005; 7 exs., Altai, Xiaodonggou, 10.viii.2005, lgt. Ling Zhao; 5 exs. Tacheng, Hardun river bank, 4.viii.2005, lgt. Ling Zhao; 5 exs., Huocheng, river weir and river bank, 4.viii.2005, lgt. Ling Zhao; 4 exs., Kanasi lake, 8.viii.2005, lgt. Ling Zhao (2 exs., CV); 2 exs., Nalati steppe, 30.vii.2005, lgt. Ling Zhao.

Additional material examined by Vondel: Qinghhai: 6 exs. prov. Huangzhong env. Taer [lamasery], 36°28.8-29.5'N, 101°34.0-34.1'E, 2665-2780 m, 17.vii.2005, lgt. J. Hájek, D. Král & J. Růžička leg. (CV, NMPC)

Distribution.

A widely spread western and north-eastern Palaearctic species, reaching the west of China: Qinghai, Xinjiang. New to China.