Quedius (Distichalius) rhinton SMETANA , 1998

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 : 917

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scientific name	Quedius (Distichalius) rhinton SMETANA , 1998
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Quedius (Distichalius) rhinton SMETANA, 1998 View in CoL

rhinton SMETANA, 1998: 324 View in CoL ( Quedius View in CoL ; subgenus Distichalius View in CoL ; description; habitat)

N e w r e c o r d s: CHINA: Gansu: Dagcanglhamo (=Langmusi) env., 34. 04.6- 05.1N 102 37’.7- 38.1E, 3464-3644 m, 25.VI.2005, D. Král & J. Růžička leg., 1 spec. ( NMP). Hubei: Daba Shan mtn. range NE Muyuping , creek valley 4 km N Muyuping, 1700 m, 21.VII.2001, [C 116], A. Smetana, 1 spec. ( ASC). Shaanxi: border Shaanxi / Sichuan, Daba Shan, pass 20 km SSE Zhenping, 31°44’N 108°35’E, 1700-1800 m, 9.VII.2001, M. Schülke leg., 8 spec. ( ASC, MSC) GoogleMaps ; same, but A. Smetana leg., 7 spec. ( ASC) .

C o m m e n t s: These are the first records of Q. rhinton from Hubei and Shaanxi, the species was until now known only from the original series taken at "Langmusi".

Specimens were collected in a wet coniferous forest (Picea, Abies, Rhododendron) on a northern slope (in Dagcanglhamo), and in a young dry mixed forest in a small creek valley by sifting moss (pass SSE Zhenping).