Review of Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) described from the 1934 expedition by R. Malaise to Myanmar Brunke, Adam James European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-04-20 864 117 145 Scheerpeltz, 1965 Scheerpeltz 1965 [496,980,789,816] Insecta Staphylinidae Quedius Animalia Coleoptera 23 140 Arthropoda species kambaitensis    Type material   Holotype   MYANMAR–  Kachin State• ♀; “ N.E. Burma, Kambaiti;  2000 m; 4/6.1934; Malaise[printed label] / HOLOTYPUS[red handwritten label] / TYPUS Quedius kambaitiensis, O. Scheerpeltz[dark red-pink label] /  Quedius (Raphirus) kambaitiensis nov. spec., det. Scheerpeltz1944 [printed label] / 6599 E91 / [printed blue label] / NHRS-JLKB 000073668”; NHRS.   Paratype   MYANMAR–  Kachin State• 1 ♂; “[male symbol on card] / N.E. Burma, Kambaiti;  2000 m; 4/6.1934; Malaise[printed label] / Schwedisch Indian-Burma Expedition 1934 [printed label] / ex. coll. Scheerpeltz[printed blue label] / COTYPUS Quedius kambaitiensis O. Scheerpeltz[pink label] / kambaitiensis [orange card] / Quedius muscicola Cam., det. A. Smetana2018”; NHW.  Non-type material   CHINA–  Yunnan Province• 1 ♂; Nukiang Lisu, Autonomous Prefecture, Gongshan County, Gaoligong Shan, above ranger station; 27°47.65′ N, 98°35.41′ E; alt.  2000 m;  19 Jun. 2005; A. Smetanaleg.; ASC.   NEPAL– Province Number 1• 1 ♂; East Nepal, Kosi, Chinchilla, “s/Ahale”; alt.  2200 m;  4 Apr. 1984; Löbl& Smetanaleg.; ASC • 1 ♂; KhandbariDistrict, forest northeast of Kuwapani; alt.  2400 m;  5 Apr. 1984; Smetana& Löblleg.; ASC.    Redescription   Quedius muscicolahas been redescribed and diagnosed by Smetana (2017a). This redescription is only supplemented by the above diagnosis and illustration of the dorsal habitus ( Fig. 3B).    Distribution This widespread species is known from India( West Bengal: Darjeeling Distr., Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, and China( Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan).    Bionomics   Quedius muscicolahas been collected from forests, field edges and other anthropogenic habitats in moist leaf litter, moss and grassy vegetation, rotting wood and bark, compost and flood debris ( Smetana 2017a).    Remarks The male paratypeof  Q. kambaitiensiswas dissected to reveal an aedeagus entirely consistent with that of widespread and variable species  Q. muscicola.Therefore  Q. kambaitiensis syn. nov., becomes a synonym of  Q. muscicola.The determination was originally made by A. Smetana in 2018 but it is here confirmed after a comparison with similar species of the group occurring in both the Himalayan region and mainland China. Both the holotypeand paratypeare externally consistent with  Q. muscicolaand can be recognized as such by the features given in the diagnosis above.   Quedius muscicolais a rather variable species, especially outside of mainland China( Smetana 2017a), so it is not unexpected that Scheerpeltz (1965)also reported  Q. muscicolafrom Kambaiti, while describing  Q. kambaitiensisin the same paper. 4097213303 1934-06-04 NHRS Malaise Myanmar Scheerpeltz 2000 N. E. Burma Kambaiti 23 140 NHRS-JLKB 000073668 1 1 Kachin State holotype 4097213326 1934-06-04 NHW Malaise & Scheerpeltz Myanmar A. Smetana 2000 N. E. Burma Kambaiti 23 140 1 1 Kachin State paratype 4097213317 2005-06-19 ASC A. Smetana China Gongshan County 2000 27.794167 Autonomous Prefecture 12 98.590164 Nukiang Lisu 23 140 1 1 Yunnan Province 4097213321 1984-04-04 ASC Lobl & Smetana Nepal 2200 Chinchilla Kosi 23 140 1 1 East Nepal 4097213322 1984-04-05 ASC Smetana & Lobl 2400 forest northeast of Kuwapani 23 140 1 1 Khandbari