Paederus parvidenticulatus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013

Peng, Zhong, Li, Li-Zhen & Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2014, New data on the Paederus biacutus species group from mainland China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), ZooKeys 419, pp. 117-128 : 120

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Paederus parvidenticulatus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013 Figs 3-6

Paederus parvidenticulatus Li, Zhou & Solodovnikov, 2013: 567.

Material studied

(16 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀). 1 ♂, "China: Guangxi Prov., Xing’an, Maoer Shan, 25°52'23"N, 110°25'06"E, 23.vii.2012 1950-2000 m, Hu & Song leg." (SNUC); 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, "China: Guangxi Prov., Xing’an, Maoer Shan, 25°54'23"N, 110°27'41"E, 24.vii.2012 1550-1750 m, Hu & Song leg." (SNUC); 4 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀, "China: Guangxi Prov., Xing’an, Maoer Shan, 25°52'18"N, 110°25'01"E, 10.vii.2011 1900-2100 m, He, Tang & Peng leg." (SNUC); 7 ♂♂, 1 ♀, "China: Guangxi Prov., Xing’an, Maoer Shan, 25°54'17"N, 110°28'04"E, 02.vi.2012 1100-1700 m, Liu & Living leg." (SNUC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, "China: Guizhou Prov., Leishan County, Leigong Shan, 26°22'38"N, 108°11'47"E, 06.vi.2012 1500-1600 m, Liu & Living." (SNUC); 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, "China: Guizhou Prov., Leigong Shan, Lianhuaping, 15.ix.2005 1450-1500 m, Li-Long Zhu leg." (SNUC).

Comment.

An examination of the above material from the type localities of Paederus symmetricus and Paederus parvidenticulatus revealed that they are conspecific. A paper formally proposing the respective synonymy is being prepared by Xiao-Yan Li (pers. comm.).