Quedius (Microsaurus) gongga Smetana, 2006

(Figs. 7, 7-1)

Smetana, 2006: 73 ( Quedius; subgenus Microsaurus; Type locality: China, Sichuan, Gongga Shan, Hailuogou, above Camp 3, 3200 m).

Material examined. CHINA: Sichuan Province: 2 ♂♂, Luding County, Moxi Township, Hailuogou, Caohaizi, 2775 m, 15. V. 2009, coll. Dong Liu (IZ-CAS); 1 ♂, Luding County, Moxi Township, Changheba, 3100 m, 16. V. 2009, coll. Jing Li and Hui Zhai (IZ-CAS).

Measurements. BL = 9.1 mm, BW = 2.0 mm, HL/PL/EL = 1.00: 1.15: 1.47, HW/PW/EW/AW = 1.00: 1.30: 1.52: 1.28, HW/HL = 0.96, HEL/HTL = 0.82, PW/PL = 1.10, EW/EL = 1.10, ESL/EL = 0.60.

Distribution. Quedius gongga Smetana is known only from the Gongga mountain range in Sichuan Province, at high altitudes between 2750 m and 3200 m. The examined specimens were collected in May by sifting leaf litter or roasting soil with a lamp.