Paederus (Harpopaederus) gracilacutus Li & Zhou, 2007

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 : 145

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Paederus (Harpopaederus) gracilacutus Li & Zhou, 2007 Figs 1D, 2D, 5

Material studied.

China: Shaanxi: 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Nanzheng Hsien, Liping National Forest Park, 35°50'N, 106°36'E, 1400-1600 m, 15.VII.2012, Chen, Li, Ma & Zhao leg. (SNUC); 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Zhouzhi Hsien, Houzhenzi, Sangongli Gou, 33°51'N, 107°49'E, 1336 m, 17-19.V.2008, Huang & Xu leg. (SNUC).

Comment.

Although the original description is based exclusively on type specimens from Gansu, Li and Zhou (2007) repeatedly state in the text of the same article that the distribution also includes Shaanxi. The above material, whose identification is based on the illustrations provided in the original description, represents the first confirmed records from Shaanxi.