Paederus (Harpopaederus) chinensis Bernhauer, 1931

Li, Qi-Li, Li, Li-Zhen, Gu, Fuang-Kang & Peng, Zhong, 2016, New data on brachypterous Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of mainland China, Zootaxa 4184 (3), pp. 576-588 : 583

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scientific name	Paederus (Harpopaederus) chinensis Bernhauer, 1931
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( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 6 – 9. 6 )

Material studied. China: Sichuan: 5 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀, Dayi County, Xiling Xueshan , 30°41'59''N, 103°12'10''E, 2150 m, 29.VII.2015, Jiang, Peng, Tu & Zhou leg. ( SNUC) GoogleMaps ; 1 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Xiaojin County, Jiajin Shan , 30°48'49''N, 102°42'55''E, 2500 m, 20.VII.2015, Jiang, Peng, Tu & Zhou leg. ( SNUC) GoogleMaps .

Comment. Paederus (Harpopaederus) chinensis has been recorded in several localities in the Qionglai mountains, Sichuan (Assing, 2015). For illustrations of P. chinensis see Assing (2015: figures 73–79).

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FIGURES 6 – 9. 6 — Paederus nanlingensis walking on the humus. 7 — Paederus (Gnathopaederus) bursavacua mating on the dead leaves. 8 — Paederus chinensis walking on the stone stairs. 9 — Ri-Xin Jiang (right) and De-Yao Zhou (left) collecting Paederus (Gnathopaederus) bursavacua at Dashahe, Guizhou.