taxonID	type	description	language	source
038287977F40FFE582AF9A92FE9CFDBA.taxon	description	T y p e m a t e r i a l. Holotype (male): CHINA: " China: Sichuan Prov. Erlangshan Mt. 29 ° 32 ’ N, 102 ° 18 ’ E, alt. 2200 - 2300 m 13 - VII- 2012 PENG, DAI & YIN leg. ", in SNUC. Allotype (female): CHINA: " China: Sichuan Prov. Tianquan County Erlangshan Mt. Yakou, 3.6 km 29 ° 31 ’ N, 102 ° 17 ’ E alt. 2600 - 2800 m 11. VII. 2012 PENG, DAI & YIN leg. ", in SNUC. Paratypes: same data as holotype, 1 (ASC). D e s c r i p t i o n. In all characters similar to Q. shunichii SMETANA, 2010, but different by a few external characters, and particularly by the differently shaped aedoeagus. Average size larger, coloration darker: entirely piceous-black, antennae black with last segment and sometimes first two segments paler, legs piceous-black with somewhat paler tarsi. Male. First four segments of front tarsus markedly dilated, slightly more so than those of Q. shunichii, each densely covered with tenent setae ventrally, segment 2 wider than apex of tibia (ratio 1,20) segment 4 narrower than preceding two segments. Sternite 5 with apical margin truncate in middle and in front of it with large medial field of denser punctures and setae, extending to base of sternite; sternite 6 with apical margin slightly, widely concave, with large medial subtriangular area in front it depressed and densely punctate and setose, delimited at each lateral margin by densely set, long stiff setae; sternite 7 with modification similar to that on sternite 6, except that the depressed and densely punctate and setose area is markedly more extensive; sternite 8 with wide and deep obtusely rounded medioapical emargination, large area, narrow at the emargination, but markedly widened and extended to the base of sternite depressed and densely punctate and pubescent. Genital segment with tergite 10 markedly narrowed toward broadly arcuate apex, with numerous setae at and near apical margin, otherwise asetose (Fig. 1); sternite 9 with characteristic, sharply delimited basal portion, apical portion arcuate apically, setose as in Fig. 2. Aedoeagus (Figs 3, 4) similar to that of Q. shunichii, but in general more robust; anterior characteristic plate of median lobe is wider and paramere is markedly more robust and of widely fusiform shape, whereas it is narrower and more or less parallelsided in Q. shunichii (Figs 3,4, and Fig. 3 in SMETANA 2010: 251). Female. First four segments of front tarsus only slightly dilated, vaguely subbilobed, each with a few tenent setae ventrally, segment two narrower than apex of tibia (ratio 0.72); segment four narrower than preceding segments. Genital segment with second gonocoxites long and narrow, each with extremely minute stylus bearing one long, strong seta; tergite 10 markedly narrowed, apically attenuated into moderately long, dagger-like apical portion; apical portion and medial portion of tergite in front of it pigmented; setae present on dagger-like apical portion and for some distance medially in front of it (Fig. 5). Length 10.0 - 10.5 mm. E t y m o l o g y. The specific epithet is the Latin noun nemo, m. (nobody) in apposition. G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n Quedius nemo is at present known only from Erlang Shan in Sichuan. B i o n o m i c s. Nothingisknown about the collecting circumstances of the specimens of the original series. R e c o g n i t i o n a n d c o m m e n t s Quedius nemo may be distinguished from the closely related and similar Q. shunichii by the characters mentioned above. The male sexual characters on the abdominal sternites are similar in both species, but they are distinctly more pronounced on sternites in Q. nemo, particularly the depressions on sternites 6 and 7 being deeper and the setae delimiting them laterally being more numerous and longer.	en	Tephens (2014): Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 48. Genus Quedius STEPHENS, 1829. Subgenus Raphirus STEPHENS, 1829. Section 12. Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2): 1813-1818, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5312370
038287977F42FFE282AF994EFDFFFDFD.taxon	description	T y p e m a t e r i a l. Holotype (male): CHINA: " China: Yunnan Prov. Nabanhe N. R. Huazhulianshan / Bennganghani alt. 2300 m, 29 - V- 2009 Jia-Jao Hu & Zi-Wei Yin leg. ". In SNUC. D e s c r i p t i o n. In all characters similar to Q. schneideri SMETANA, 2012, but different by some external characters, and by the differently shaped aedoeagus. Body more slender than in average specimens of Q. schneideri; pronotum less voluminous; scutellum relatively coarsely, extensively punctate (with a few fine punctures in Q. schneideri), elytra relatively longer, at sides as long as pronotum at midline (shorter than pronotum at midline in Q. schneideri, ratio 0.87), and more coarsely punctate; abdominal tergite 2 (in front of first entirely visible tergite) entirely glabrous (with some punctures on apical portion in Q. schneideri), tergite 7 (fifth visible) with fine apical seam of palisade setae (seam missing in Q. schneideri). Male. First four segments of front tarsus markedly dilated, slightly less so than those of Q. schneideri, each densely covered with tenent setae ventrally, segment 2 about as wide as apex of tibia, segment 4 narrower than preceding two segments. Abdominal sternite 5 without male secondary sexual characters; sternite 6 with apical margin not modified, but medial portion with narrow area of dense punctuation and pubescence, extending from near base to near apical margin; sternite 7 with slight medioapical sinuation, area before it impunctate, followed by narrow medial area of denser and finer punctuation and pubescence; sternite 8 with wide and deep, obtusely triangular medioapical emargination, moderately large triangular area before emargination depressed and smooth. Genital segment with tergite 10 narrow, markedly narrowed toward subacute apex, with numerous setae at and near apical margin, otherwise asetose (Fig. 6); sternite 9 with large, characteristic, sharply delimited basal portion, apical portion subarcuate apically, setose as in Fig. 7. Aedoeagus (Figs 8 - 10) similar to that of Q. schneideri, but dagger-like apical portion shorter; paramere longer, with subacute apex reaching close to apex of median lobe; four fine apical setae and a pair of similar setae at each lateral margin below apex; sensory peg setae on underside of paramere more numerous (8 and 9), arranged into longitudinal row along each lateral margin of apical portion of paramere (Figs 8,10, and Figs 10 and 12, in SMETANA 2012: 307, 311). Female unknown. Length 10.5 mm. E t y m o l o g y. The specific epithet is the Latin adjective egregius, - a, - um (distinguished, eminent). It referes to the two unique character states of the species. G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n Quedius egregius is at present known only from the type locality in southernYunnan (coordinates: 22 ° 10 ’ N 100 ° 38 ’ E). B i o n o m i c s. Nothingisknown about the collecting circumstances of the holotype. R e c o g n i t i o n a n d c o m m e n t s. Quedius egregius is a species distinctive from all remaining members of the Pluvialis- group based on the external characters listed at the beginning of the description above. The two characters: the entirely glabrous abdominal tergite 2, and the presence of a fine apical seam of palisade setae at the apical margin of abdominal tergite 7 are most conspicuous. The aedoeagus of Quedius egregius is to some extent also similar to that of Q. oui SMETANA, 2010, but the ventral lamina of median lobe is much shorter, the apex of paramere does not reach as close to apex of median lobe, and the sensory peg setae on underside are more numerous in Q. oui.	en	Tephens (2014): Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 48. Genus Quedius STEPHENS, 1829. Subgenus Raphirus STEPHENS, 1829. Section 12. Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2): 1813-1818, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5312370
038287977F45FFE282AF98FAFBA1FB60.taxon	description	N e w r e c o r d s. CHINA: G u i z h o u: Guizhou Prov., Suiyang County, Kuan Kuoshui N. R., Gongtonggou, alt. 1530 - 1550 m, 07 - 08 - 2010, Lu, Yin & Zhai leg., 9 spec. (ASC, SNUC); same data, but 1550 m, 9 - VI- 2010, Yin, Zhai & Lu leg., 3 spec. (SNUC); Zunyi City, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui N. R., Houshan, alt. 1550 m, 15. VIII. 2010, Yin Z. W. leg., 1 spec. (SNUC). G u a n d o n g: Guandong prov., Longmen County, Taiyangshan Mt., 16 - VIII- 2010, Liang Tang leg., 1 spec. (SNUC). C o m m e n t s. No information about the collecting circumstances of the specimens are available. These are the first records of the species from Guangdong and Guizhou.	en	Tephens (2014): Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 48. Genus Quedius STEPHENS, 1829. Subgenus Raphirus STEPHENS, 1829. Section 12. Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2): 1813-1818, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5312370
