Bernhauer, 1939 : 589 Bordoni, 2002 : 666 Medhiama paupera Smetana, 2004 : 698 Xestolinus pauper Coiffait, 1982 : 244 Bordoni, 2002 : 666 Medhiama paupera Smetana, 2004 : 698 Xestolinus pauper Taxonomy of the genus Medhiama Bordoni, 2002 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Xantholinini) with descriptions of three new species Zhou, Yu-Lingzi Zhou, Hong-Zhang Zootaxa 2012 3478 169 191       13.  Medhiama paupera( Sharp, 1889)  Sharp, 1889: 250 (  Xantholinus pauper; Typelocality: Chiuzenji and Nikko); Bernhauer and Schubert, 1914: 306 (  Xantholinus; catalog); Bordoni, 2002: 666 (  Medhiama; characters; three new synonyms; China(Shaanxi, Jiangsu), India, Nepal); Bordoni, 2003b: 269 ( China: Taiwan); Smetana, 2004: 698 (  Xestolinus; catalog; Sikkim); Shibata, Maruyama & Ohara, 2006: 90 (  Medhiama; Japan, Kuril Archipelago); Bordoni, 2007b: 71 (catalog); Bordoni, 2009: 238 (Yunnan, Baoshan).  Syn.:  Xantholinus coriaceus  Cameron, 1926: 344( Typelocality: India, Simla Hills; Theog, Kotgarh, 7000 to 7600 feet);  Cameron, 1932: 29 (characters; India); Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1308 (catalog); Bordoni, 2002: 666 (  Medhiama; as a synonym of  paupera); Smetana, 2004: 698 (  Xestolinus; catalog; as a synonym of  pauper).     Leptacinus densus  Bernhauer, 1939: 589( Typelocality: N.W. China: Chinkiang);  Bordoni, 2002: 666(  Medhiama; as a synonym of  paupera);  Smetana, 2004: 698(  Xestolinus; catalog; as a synonym of  pauper).    Xantholinus pradeshensis  Coiffait, 1982: 244( Typelocality: Inde: Himachal Pradesh, Kothi, 2500–2900 m);  Bordoni, 2002: 666(  Medhiama; as a synonym of  paupera);  Smetana, 2004: 698(  Xestolinus; catalog; as a synonym of  pauper).   Material examined:None.   Distribution. China(Shanxi, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Taiwan), Japan, Nepal, India.