Indoquedius micantiventris ( Scheerpeltz, 1965 )

Brunke, Adam James, 2023, Review of Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) described from the 1934 expedition by R. Malaise to Myanmar, European Journal of Taxonomy 864, pp. 117-145 : 120

Indoquedius micantiventris ( Scheerpeltz, 1965)

Fig. 1B

Quedius (Indoquedius) micantiventris Scheerpeltz, 1965: 292 .

Indoquedius baliyo Smetana, 1988: 304 syn. nov.

Diagnosis

Indoquedius micantiventris can be distinguished from other members of the Sikkimensis group by the combination of: antennomeres 1–3 dark, 4–11 testaceous and becoming paler toward apex (but not milky-yellow); legs entirely dark except for vaguely paler tarsi; elytra dark, non-metallic.

Material examined

Holotype

MYANMAR – Kachin State • ♂; “N.E. Burma, Kambaiti; 7000 ft.; 1/5 1934; R. Malaise [printed label] / HOLOTYPUS [red handwritten label] / TYPUS Quedius micantiventris, O. Scheerpeltz [dark red-pink label] / Quedius ( Indoquedius) micantiventris nov. spec., det. Scheerpeltz, 1944 [white handwritten label] / 6641 E91 [printed blue label] / micantiventris Scheerpeltz [large, printed folded label] / NHRS-JLKB 000021048 ”; NHRS.

Paratype

MYANMAR – Kachin State • ♀; “[female symbol on card] / N.E. Burma, Kambaiti; 7000 ft.; 1/5 1934; R. Malaise [printed label] / Schwedisch Indian-Burma Expedition 1934 [printed label] / ex. coll. Scheerpeltz [printed blue label] / ALLOTYPUS [red handwritten label] / TYPUS Quedius micantiventris, O. Scheerpeltz [dark red-pink label] / micantiventris [pink card]”; NHW.

Figures

Fig. 1. Habitus of Indoquedius described by Scheerpeltz (1965). A. I. malaisei, ♂, holotype (NHRS). B. I. micantiventris, ♂, holotype (NHRS). C. I. dispersepunctatus, ♀, holotype (NHRS). D. I. parallelicollis, ♀, paratype (NHW). E. I. sanguinipennis syn. nov. (= I. parallelicollis), ♀, holotype (NHRS). F. I. recticollis, ♀, holotype (NHRS). Scale bars = 1 mm.