A revision of Amarochara THOMSON of the Holarctic region V. A new species from China, a new combination, the male of A. caeca ASSING, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Aleocharini) Author Assing, Volker text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2015 2015-07-31 47 1 63 71 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.13146841 0253-116X 13146841 Amarochara wrasei ASSING , 2002 ( Map 1 ) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China :G a n s u: 2♀♀ , mountains 38 km SE Longnan , 33°11'N , 105°14'E , 2030 m , N-slope with scree, moss, fern roots, and litter sifted, 31.VII.2012 , leg. Schülke (cSch). S h a a n x i 1♀ , Qinling Shan , 52 km SSW Zhouzhi , 33°44'N , 107°58'E , 1900 m , stream valley with mixed forest, litter and soil sifted, 25.VII.2012 , leg. Wrase (cAss). Y u n n a n:13, E Kunming , Xiaobailong Forest Park , 24°56'N , 103°05'E , 2110 m , secondary pine forest, pine litter and litter at trail margin sifted, 10.VIII.2014 , leg. Schülke (cAss) ; 1♀ , NE Kunming , 25°09'N , 102°54'E , 2280 m , secondary pine forest with scattered old alder, litter sifted, 11.VIII.2014 , leg. Assing (cAss) ; 2♀♀ , NE Kunming , 25°09'N , 102°54'E , 2320 m , mixed forest with alder, oak, and pine, litter and mushrooms sifted, 13.VIII.2014 , leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch). Laos : 3 exs. , Phongsaly province , Phongsaly env., 21°41'N , 102°06'E , ca. 1500 m , 6.- 17. V .2004 , leg. Kubáň ( NHMB , cAss) ; 4 exs. , same data, but 21°41-42'N, 102°06-08'E, 28. V .- 20. VI .2003 ( NHMB , cAss) . C o m m e n t: Amarochara wrasei was previously known from the Chinese provinces Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan ( ASSING 2002a , 2010 ), where it is evidently the most common species of the genus. The above specimens from Laos represent a new country record. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 1 .