Carpelimus (Bucephalinus) nepalicus ( Coiffait, 1982 ) Gildenkov, 2014

Gildenkov, Mikhail Yu., 2014, On taxonomy and distribution of the genus Carpelimus Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) of Nepal, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 14 (1), pp. 21-31 : 21-31

Carpelimus (Bucephalinus) nepalicus ( Coiffait, 1982) comb. n.

( C. (Taenosoma) nepalicus )

Coiffait, 1982: 161

Material. Nepal: Holotypus, male (under the description, aedeagus is not present): “Nepal 21.X.76 | Pokhara 12” “Preparation microscopique” “HOLOTYPE” “ Carpelimus nepalicus ( Coiffait, 1982) | rev. Gildenkov, 2007” “MUSEUM PARIS” ( MNHN); 1 female: “ Nepal 21.X.79 [error in the label; must be: 21.X.76] | Pokhara 12” “PARATYPE” “ Carpelimus nepalicus ( Coiffait, 1982) | rev. Gildenkov, 2007” “MUSEUM PARIS” ( MNHN) .

Additional material. Vietnam : 6 females, 2 specimens: “VIETNAM: Cuc Phuong Ninh binh, 3- 10.V.1966 Exp. Gy. TOPAL ” “Nr. 309 sifted bark of tree” ( HNHM; 1 female, 1 specimen – cMG) .

Remarks. The species was known from Nepal. It is is here reported from Vietnam for the first time. The last record confirms the Oriental distribution of the species.