Amaurodera soror CAMERON, 1939

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Lomechusini fauna of the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions, with a focus on the genera Orphnebius and Amaurodera (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 67 (1), pp. 63-106 : 91

Amaurodera soror CAMERON, 1939

Material examined: Nepal: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Bagmati, Kathmandu Valley, Bakuwapati , 1100 m, 1.VI.2004, leg. Kleeberg (cKle, cAss); 2 exs., Kaski, Bachhar Kharka NE Sikles, 28°23'N, 84°08'E, 2200-2400 m, 15.IX.2013, leg. Hagge & Schmidt ( NME, cAss) .

India: Madhya Pradesh: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Mahadeo Hills, 2.5 km NW Pachmarhi, S Jamuna Prapat, 22°28'N, 78°24'E, 900 m, small waterfall, wet debris at base of moist cliff sifted, 17.X.2000, leg. Cuccodoro ( MHNG, cAss); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Mahadeo Hills , 4.5 km SW Pachmarhi, Vanshree Vihar, 22°27'N, 78°23'E, 950 m, flood debris sifted, 16.X.2000, leg. Cuccodoro ( MHNG, cAss); 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Mahadeo Hills , 5.5 km SW Pachmarhi, Tridhara , 22°26'N, 78°23'E, 900 m, gallery forest, moist leaf litter on rocks sifted, 18.X.2000, leg. Cuccodoro ( MHNG, cAss) .

Uttar Pradesh: 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Kumaon, Haldwani env. , Kathgodam , 600 m, 5.X.1979, leg. Löbl ( MHNG, cAss); 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Kumaon , Bhim Tal , 1450–1550 m, 5.X.1979, leg. Löbl ( MHNG, cAss); 1 ♂, Kumaon , Chaubattia near Ranikhet , 1800 m, 12–13.X.1979, leg. Löbl ( MHNG); 1 ♂, Kumaon , between Bhim Tal and Sat Tal , 1500 m, 7.X.1979, leg. Löbl ( MHNG); 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Garhwal , 20 km S Chamba, 1150 m, 20.X.1979, leg. Lölb ( MHNG, cAss); 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, Garhwal , Chamoli env. , 16 km from Karuaprayag, 900 m, 26.X,.1979, leg. Löbl ( MHNG, cAss); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Garhwal , between Tehni and Srinagar, 900 m, 25.X.1979, leg. Löbl ( MHNG, cAss) .

Comment: Amaurodera soror is one of the most widespread and common species in the Himalaya ( ASSING 2003, 2005, 2006a, 2016b).