Quedius ( Sauridus ) orientalis KORGE, 1971b: 18 Quedius ( Sauridus ) orientalis Korge On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some West Palaearctic Quedius species, with a focus on the East Mediterranean and the species allied to Quedius umbrinus and Q. nivicola (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) Assing, Volker Linzer biologische Beiträge 2018 2018-07-27 50 1 149 182 4R38P Korge 1971 [178,490,1420,1442] Insecta Staphylinidae Quedius Animalia Coleoptera 8 157 Arthropoda species orientalis Raphirus      Quedius( Sauridus) orientalis KORGE, 1971b: 18f. T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype ♂[dissected prior to present study]: " Iran: Kermanshahan, Heinz leg. / Songhor, ca. 1800 m, 7.VIII.1969/ ♂- Holotypus  Quedius( Sauridus) orientalisKorge" (MNB). Paratypes: 2♀♀: same data as holotype(MNB).  C o m m e n t: The original description is based on a male holotypeand two female paratypesfrom "Songhor, ca. 1800 m, Kermanshahan ( Iran)" ( KORGE 1971b). In external ( Fig. 25) and the male sexual characters ( Figs 15-17) similar to  Q. hermonensis,  Q. orientalisis characterized particularly by the shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus, which has the apex very acute in ventral view. The species is currently known only from Iran( Map 1).