Bradycellus (Tachycellus) schuelkei JAEGER & WRASE, 1996

Material examined: China Gansu: SE Gansu, 22.6 km S of Wushan, 34°30'58"N 104°50'42"E, 2320-2490 m, 14.VI.2005, Belousov & Kabak (3♂♂ - cIB& IK, ZIN) ; W-Qinling Shan, 101 km NW Longnan, 34°03'14''N, 104°10'00''E, 2200 m, 1.VIII.2012, V. Assing [9] (8♂♂, 20♀♀ - MFNB, cJAE) ; same locality but: D.W.Wrase, and additionally: SW. slope with shrubs, litter sifted (24♂♂/ ♀♀ - cJAE, cWR); same data but: M. Schülke (33♂♂/ ♀♀ - ZIN, cJAE, cWR); W-Qinling Shan, NW Longnan, 34°07'57''N, 103°56'15''E, 2260 m, 3.VIII.2012, V.Assing [11] (4♂♂, 1♀ - MFNB, cJAE) ; Longnan, mountains SE, 33°11'20''N, 105°14'24''E, 2030 m, sifted, 31.VII. 2012, V. Assing [8] (1♂, 1♀ - MFNB) ; Mts. 38 km SE Longnan, 2060 m, 33°11'20''N / 105°14'24''E (W. slope with scree/shrubs/tall herbaceous vegetation, roots/soil/ moss sifted), 7.VIII.2012 D.W.Wrase [18] (1♀ - cWR) ; Southern Gansu, 7.5-8.6 km N Kangduo, 35°05'58"N / 103°32'55"E - 35°05'24"N / 103°33'04"E, 2594 m, 29.VI.2005, I. Belousov & I. Kabak (1♀ - cIB& IK). – Shaanxi: Huashan Mt., 700-1700 m, 9-12.VI.1994, Kurbatov (1♀ - cIB& IK) ; Qinling Shan, pass on road Zhouzhi-Foping, 105 km SW Xi´an, N. slope, 1990 m, 33°44'N / 107°59' E (small creek vall./mix.decid. for./bamboo/small meadows), 2./ 4.VII.2001 M. Schülke [01] (1♂ - cWR) ; pass road Zhouzhi-Foping, 105 km SW Xi´an, 170 m, 33°46’N / 107°58’E, 3.VII.2001, A. Smetana (1♂ - CNC). – Sichuan: N Sichuan, SW Baima, 32°43'26''N / 104°15'58''E - 32°42'30''N / 104°14'13''E, H= 2640-2980 m, 22.VI.2006, I. Belousov & I. Kabak (3♂♂, 2♀♀ - cIB& IK, ZIN) .

The species was hitherto known only from the Chinese province of Shaanxi (JAEGER & WRASE, 1996: 154). It is here recorded for Gansu and Sichuan for the first time, and additional records for Shaanxi are also provided.