Quedius (Distichalius) gyges SMETANA, 2008

Smetana, Aleš, 2015, Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 51. Genus Quedius STEPHENS, 1829. Subgenus Distichalius CASEY, 1915. Section 4, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 905-924 : 916-917

Quedius (Distichalius) gyges SMETANA, 2008

gyges SMETANA, 2008: 238 ( Quedius ; subgenus Distichalius ; description; habitat) N e w r e c o r d s: CHINA: Gansu: Lenglong Ling. Mts., 60 km NNW Honggu, Jin Sha Gorge, 36°51’56.9"N 102°38"55.3"E, 12.VII.2011, [CH 11-27], M. Schülke, 8 spec. (ASC, MSC). Qinghai: Daban Shan , 60 km NW Honggu, 36° 49’10.7"N 102°31’22.8"E, 2366-2400 m, 11.VII.2011, [ CH 0 11-08a], M. Schülke, 2 spec. (MSC); same, but 25.VI.2011, [ CH 11-08], M. Schülke, 9 spec. ( ASC, MSC) ; Daban Shan , 62 km NNW Honggu, 36°51’15-28"N 102° 36"34"E, 2236-2350 m, 26.VI.2011, [ CH 11-09], M. Schülke, 9 spec. ( ASC, MSC) ; same, but 36°51’28"N 102°37’07.6"E, 2240 m, 26-29.VI.2011, [09 A], D. W. Wrase, 8 spec. ( MSC). Shaanxi: Daba Shan mtn. Range N pass 22 km NW Zhenping, 32°01’N 109°21’E, 2850 m, 14.VII.2001, [C103], A. Smetana, 13 ( ASC) ; Qinling Shan, mtn. range W pass on road Xi’an-Shagoujie , 45 km SSW Xi’an, 32°52’N 108°46’E, 2675 m, [CO1-20a], M. Schülke, 2 spec. ( MSC) ; Zhouzhi coun., Qinling, Daoban , 38.43.645N 107.58.147, 1900 m, 4.V.2008, HUANG Hao &XU Wang, 13 ( SNUC) .

C o m m e n t s: These are the first records of Q. gyges from Qinghai and Shaanxi. The species was until now known from Gansu and Yunnan.

Specimens were collected at moderate elevations of 1900-2850 m in mixed forests (Betula, Populus, Picea) by sifting forest floor litter, dead wood, moss and mushrooms, some were also taken in the same habitat from vinegar baited pitfall traps.