Medon deharvengi COIFFAIT 1982

Assing, V., 2010, A revision of Palaearctic Medon. VIII. A new species from Nepal and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 489-498 : 495

Medon deharvengi COIFFAIT 1982 ( Figs 1-7 , Map 1 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Nepal: 11 exs., Annapurna range, above Temang, 28°32'N, 84°19'E, 2550 m, 5.V.2007, leg. J. Schmidt (NME, cAss).

C o m m e n t: The type locality of this species (" Népal, entre Chame et Pisang") is situated in the Annapurna range. The type specimens were not examined, but based on the illustrations of the distinctive morphology of the aedeagus and of the male sternite VII in the original description ( COIFFAIT 1982), as well as on the locality, there is no doubt that the above specimens are conspecific with the types. For illustrations of the external and male sexual characters see Figs 1-7 . The known distribution is illustrated in Map 1 .

Figures

Map 1: Distributions of Medon deharvengi COIFFAIT (open circles) and M. manasluensis nov.sp. (filled circle) in Nepal. The territory of Nepal is highlighted to facilitate recognition.

Figs 1-7: Medon deharvengi COIFFAIT: (1) habitus; (2) forebody; (3) male sternite VII; (4) medioapical portion of male sternite VII; (5) male sternite VIII; (6-7) aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view. Scale bars: 1-2: 1.0 mm; 3-7: 0.2 mm.