Leptusa (Aphaireleptusa) chinensis PACE, 1997

Assing, Volker, 2021, New species and additional records of Leptusa from the Palaearctic region, with a focus on the faunas of China and the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 71 (1), pp. 103-126 : 108

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https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.71.1.103-126

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5743098

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Leptusa (Aphaireleptusa) chinensis PACE, 1997
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Material examined: China: Sichuan: 33 exs., Emei Shan , 29°31'N, 103°20'E, 3035 m, sifted, 14. VI GoogleMaps .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 21 exs., Emei Shan , 29°32'N, 103°20'm, 2930 m, sifted, 15. VI .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 6 exs., Emei Shan , 29°33'N; 103°20'E, 2310 m, sifted, 20. VI GoogleMaps .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 2 exs., Emei Shan , 29°34'N, 103°21'E, 1800– 2400 m, sifted, 27. VI GoogleMaps .–5. VII GoogleMaps .2009, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, (cAss); 1 ex., Emei Shan , 29°33'N, 103°20'E, 2440 m, sifted, 18. VI GoogleMaps .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC); 2 exs., Emei Shan , 29°32'N, 103°20'E, 2930 m, sifted, 15. VI GoogleMaps .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 18 exs., Gongga Shan , NE-slope, 29°56'N, 101°59'E, 3550 m, sifted, 17. VI GoogleMaps .2011, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss); 7 exs., same data, but 3660 m ( CNC, cAss) GoogleMaps ; 1 ex., Daxue Shan, Kangding env., Paoma Shan , 30°03'N, 101°58'E, 2700–2900 m, 22. V GoogleMaps .1997, leg. Schülke ( MNB); 1 ex., Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref. , Daxue Shan , Kangding Co., Mu Ge Cou , 2 km abover lower lake, 30°11'N, 101°52'E, 5. VII GoogleMaps .1999, leg. Schülke (cAss). Yunnan: 5 exs., Dali env., Cang Shan , E-slope, 25°40'N, 100°08'E, 2730 m, 13. V GoogleMaps .2010, leg. Grebennikov ( CNC, cAss).

This is the most common and most widespread representative of the subgenus Aphaireleptusa in mainland China. It has been recorded from numerous localities in Sichuan and Yunnan, but was previously unknown from Emei Shan and Cang (Diancang) Shan ( ASSING 2002, 2006, PACE 1997, 2004).

ASSING, V. 2002: New species and records of Leptusa KRAATZ from the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). - Linzer Biologische Beitrage 34 (2): 971 - 1019.

ASSING, V. 2006: Six new species and additional records of Leptusa from northern Yunnan, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). - Linzer Biologische Beitrage 38 (2): 1157 - 1174.

PACE, R. 1997: Specie del genere Leptusa in Cina. Monografia del genere Leptusa Kraatz: Supplemento VII (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). - Revue Suisse de Zoologie 104 (4): 751 - 760.

PACE, R. 2004: Specie nuove o poco note di Homalotini, Silusini, Bolitocharini, Diestotini e Autaliini della Cina e della Thailandia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). - Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111: 63 - 76.

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Leptusa