Paederus gracilacutus LI & ZHOU, 2007

Assing, Volker, 2015, On the Harpopaederus fauna of China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 163-190 : 168

Paederus gracilacutus LI & ZHOU, 2007 ( Map 2 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d China: S h a a n x i: 13, Qinling Shan, river bank above Houzhenzi, 33°50'N, 107°47'E, 1450 m, 5.VII.2001, leg. Schülke (cAss).

C o m m e n t: This species was described based on material from several localities in Gansu (LI & ZHOU 2007) and subsequently reported also from two localities in Shaanxi ( PENG et al. 2015). If all the records reported in the literature are based on correctly identified material, this species is remarkably widespread in the Qinling Shan and the distribution overlaps with those of several other Harpopaederus species ( Map 2 ).

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Map 2: Distributions of Harpopaederus species in Sichuan, Gansu, and Shaanxi (some doubtful female-based literature records omitted): Paederus chinensis (filled triangles); P. deplectens (filled stars); P. antennocinctus (open circles); P. agnatus (filled circles); P. minicus (open diamond); P. edentulus (filled diamonds); P. gracilacutus (open stars).