Paederus (Harpopaederus) brevior Li, Solodovnikov & Zhou, 2014

Peng, Zhong, Li, Li-Zhen & Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2015, New data on the subgenus Harpopaederus of the genus Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) of mainland China, ZooKeys 495, pp. 143-153 : 144

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Paederus (Harpopaederus) brevior Li, Solodovnikov & Zhou, 2014 Figs 1B, 2B, 3

Material studied.

China: Shaanxi: 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Ningshan Hsien, Huoditang, 33°26'N, 108°26'E, 1724 m, 24-25.V.2008, Huang & Xu leg. (SNUC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Zhouzhi Hsien, Houzhenzi, 33°51'N, 107°50'E, 1260 m, 05.V.2008, Huang & Xu leg. (SNUC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Ningshan Hsien, Huoditang, 33°26'N, 108°27'E, 1500-1700 m, 12.VII.2012, Yu-Hong Pan leg. (SNUC); 7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Foping Hsien, Foping Nature Reserve, 33°38'N, 107°58'E, 1250-1400 m, 18.VII.2004, Hu, Tang & Zhu leg. (SNUC).

Comment.

The original description of Paederus brevior is based on five type specimens from "Qinling Shan 6 km, E Xunyangba 1000-1300 m" ( Li et al. 2014). The illustrations of the aedeagus provided in the original description leave no doubt that the above specimens are conspecific with the types. The external and sexual characters are illustrated in Figs 1B, 2B, 3.