Sunius cordiformis ASSING, 2002

Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Sunius XV. Six new species from Kyrgyzstan and the Himalaya, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 65 (2), pp. 287-295 : 290

Sunius cordiformis ASSING, 2002

Material examined: China: Gansu: 1♂, W Longnan, Min Shan , 33°26'N, 104°36'E, 1470 m, deep cleft with scree, shrubs at N-slope, litter sifted, 5.VIII.2012, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, S Longnan, Min Shan , 33°05'24"N, 104°45'13"E, 1500 m, N-slope, macchia, litter and moss sifted, 6.VIII.2012, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch) . Sichuan: 21 exs., Xiangcheng , 29°00'N, 99°46'E, 2700 m, 29.VI.1996, leg. Smetana, Farkač & Kabátek [C46] (cSme, cAss) ; 1 ♂, Kangding , 30° 03°N, 103°02'E, 2900 m, 2.VII.1996, leg. Smetana, Farkač & Kabátek [C48] (cAss). Shandong: 1 ♀, Taishan Nat. Res. , 350 m, 19.X.1994, leg. Ji & Wang ( NHMW) . Yunnan: 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀: Diqing Tibet. Aut. Pref., Deqin Co., 33 km WNW Zhongdian, gully W Jinsha Jiang river , 27°57'N, 99°25'E, 2300 m, 4.VI.2005, leg. Smetana (cSme, cAss) ; 1 ♀, Diqing Tibet. Aut. Pref., Zhongdian Co., Xue Shan 23 km S Zhongdian, 27°38'N, 99°42'E, 3675–3725 m, 2.VI.2005, leg. Smetana (cAss) ; 1 ♂, mountain NW Wuding , 25°37'N, 102°19'E, 2190 m, degraded mixed forest with alder, oak, and pine, litter, mushrooms, and dead wood sifted, 17.VIII.2014, leg. Schülke (cSch) ; 1♂, Wuding, Lion Mountain Scenic Area , 25°32'N, 102°23'E, 2200 m, stream valley with deciduous forest, moist litter sifted, 17.VIII.2014, leg. Assing (cAss).

Comment: Sunius cordiformis is widespread in China, but was previously unknown from Gansu and Shandong ( ASSING 2002, 2008b, 2011b).