Oedichirus birmanus, Fauvel, 1895

Assing, Volker, 2019, Three new species and additional records of Oedichirus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 33-42 : 35

Oedichirus birmanus FAUVEL, 1895

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Thailand: 1♀,DoiInthanon,MaeAum, 18°31'N, 98°30'E, 1640 m, moist evergreen forest, leaf litter and sweeping vegetation, 11.I.2014, leg. Ob (cAss); 1♀, Doi Inthanon , Kew Mae Pan Waterfall, 18°33'N, 98°29'E, 2190 m, litter sifted, 15.I.2014, leg. Ob (cAss) ; 1♀, Doi Inthanon , 1800 m, 14. V.2006, leg. Grimm ( SMNS) ; 1♂, Doi Pha Hom Pok , Pong Nam Dang waterfall, 20°00'N, 99°10'E, 710 m, litter sifted, 26.I.2014, leg. Ob (cAss) ; 1♀, Doi Pha Hom Pok , Bhoo Muan waterfall, 20°02'N, 99°14'E, 800 m, leaf litter sifted, 25.I.2014, leg. Ob (cAss)..

C o m m e n t: Oedichirus birmanus was originally described from Myanmar and

subsequently reported from several localities in Thailand, including Doi Inthanon

( ROUGEMONT 2018b).

Oedichirus abbreviatus ASSING, 2014 M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: 1♂, Yunnan, Gaoligong Mts NNR, 2.1 km E Kongshu,

25°43'N, 98°40'E, 2100 m, wet debris in bamboo grove sifted, 1.VII.2016, leg. Hájek & Růžička (NMP).

C o m m e n t: This species was previously known from two localities in Gaoligong Shan ( ASSING 2014).