Taxonomy of the Quedius mukuensis group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylinini: Quediina) with descriptions of four new species from China Author Cai, Yan-Peng Author Zhao, Zong-Yi Author Zhou, Hong-Zhang text Zootaxa 2015 4013 1 26 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4013.1.1 c9e02c83-1141-4b3b-bd9e-68fac8b5cfc3 1175-5326 289376 EE549B24-9D30-4495-9A39-4C4A4E9E03FF Quedius ( Microsaurus ) nireus Smetana, 1995 ( Figs. 9, 9-1 ) Smetana, 1995a : 240 ( Quedius ; subgenus Microsaurus ; Type locality: China , Gansu, Mts. 25 km E Xiahe, 2805–2925 m ; Gansu, Sichuan); Smetana, 2001 : 200 (key to species from China ); Herman, 2001 : 3221 (world catalog); Smetana, 2004 : 660 (catalog for Palaearctic region); Smetana, 2006 : 68 (Yunnan); Zheng and Zheng, 2006 : 176. Material examined. CHINA : Sichuan Province: 1 ♂ , Kangding County, Mugecuo, 3800 m , 23. V. 2009 , coll. Yulingzi Zhou (IZ-CAS). Measurements. BL = 9.8 mm , BW = 2.0 mm, HL/PL/EL = 1.00: 1.26: 1.66, HW/PW/EW/AW = 1.00: 1.31: 1.52: 1.39, HW/HL = 1.03, HEL/HTL = 1.10, PW/PL = 1.08, EW/EL = 0.95, ESL/EL = 0.56. Distribution. Quedius nireus Smetana is known from high mountains in southwestern China (Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan Province), at high altitudes between 2805 m and 3800 m . The examined specimen was collected in May in a Rhododendron forest.