Stilicoderus japonicus SHIBATA 1968

Assing, V., 2013, Three new species and new records of Stilicoderus and Stiliderus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (2), pp. 1571-1585 : 1572-1573

Stilicoderus japonicus SHIBATA 1968

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Material examined: Japan: Hokkaido: 2 exs., Sapporo , Nopporo Virgin Forest, 5.VI.2011, leg. Lackner (cAss) ; 1 ex., same data, but 18.V.2011 (cAss). China: Gansu: 6 exs., S Longnan , Min Shan, 33°03'N, 104°41'E, 2200 m, secondary pine forest with hazelnut, moist litter and roots sifted, 6.VIII.2012, leg. Schülke (cSch, cAss) ; 1 ex. [teneral], N Chengxian , W-Qinling Shan, 34°08'N, 105°47'E, 1760 m, heap of rotting bamboo, sifted, 28.VII.2012, leg. Schülke (cSch) ; 1 ex., N Chengxian , W-Qinling Shan, 34°08'N, 105°47'E, 1760 m, N-slope, secondary deciduous forest margin, sifted, 28.VII.2012, leg. Schülke (cAss) ; 2 exs., N Chengxian , W-Qinling Shan, 34°10'N, 105°42'E, 1830 m, stream valley with secondary deciduous forest, moist litter sifted, 29.VII.2012, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch) ; 1 ex., W-Qinling Shan, NW Longnan, Lazikou pass, S-side, Laolong valley , 34°08'N, 103°52'E, 2300 m, S-slope with pine and spruce forest, litter sifted, 3.VIII.2012, leg. Schülke (cAss). Shaanxi: 5exs.,SW Meixian , Qinling Shan , 34°02'N, 107°24'E, 1870 m, N-slope, secondary deciduous forest, near stream, litter and grass sifted, 26.VII.2012, leg. Assing & Schülke (cSch, cAss). Hubei: 3 exs., Daba Shan, 12 km NW Muyuping, pass E Da Shennongjia, 31°30'N, 110°21'E, 1950 m, 16.VII.2001, leg. Smetana (cSme, cAss) ; 1 ex., Daba Shan , mountain range NE Muyuping , creek valley 4 km N Muyuping, 1700 m, 21.VII.2001, leg. Smetana (cSme). Shaanxi / Chongqing: 3 exs., Daba Shan , pass 20 km SSE Zhenping, 31°44'N, 109°35'E, 1700-1800 m, 9.VII.2001, leg. Smetana (cSme). Yunnan: 1 ex., northern Gaoligong Shan, 27°47'N, 98°33'E, 2000-3000 m, sifted, 12.-15.VI.2009, leg. Grebennikov (cAss) .

Comment: The distribution of this widespread species ranges from eastern Myanmar across China westwards to Japan ( Map 1 ). The above specimens from Gansu represent new province records.

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Map 1: Distributions of Stilicoderus japonicus (black circles: examined records; white circles: literature records) and S. rastratus (star).