Two new species and additional records of " small " - eyed Quedius from the Eastern Mediterranean (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) Author Assing, Volker text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2007 2007-12-21 57 2 335 345 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1707 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.57.2.335-345 0005-805X 4779312 Quedius ( Microsaurus ) cruentus (OLIVIER,, 1795) Material examined: Greece : mainland: 2 exs. , Thessalia , Ossa Oros , S Spilia , 39°46'N , 22°40'E , 1040 m , fir forest, 22.VII.2004 , leg. Assing (cAss). Pelopónnisos : 3 exs. , Arkadia , Taygetos , Prof. Ilias , 750 m , IV.1999 , leg. Wachtel (cAss) ; 1 ex. , Taygetos , Neokhóri , 1100 m , mixed forest, 30.IX.2004 , leg. Schawaller (cAss) ; 1 ex. , Taygetos , E main peak, 1300-1500 m , 29.IX.2004 , leg. Schawaller (cAss) ; 1 ex. , Taygetos , 1300 m , 7.VII.2005 , leg. Eifler (cAss) ; 2 exs. , Panahaiko , 1000 m , mixed forest, 7.X.2004 , leg. Bense (cAss) ; 1 ex. , Kalavryta , 28. VI .2005 , leg. Eifler (cAss) ; 3 exs. , Aiyon , road to Kalavryta , 200-700 m , 29. VI .1994 , leg. Angelini (cWun) ; 1 ex. , Lámbia , 18 km NE Panópulos , 950 m , 5.X.2004 , leg. Bense (cAss) . Quedius cruentuscruentus is one of the most widespread and common MicrosaurusMicrosaurus species in the Western Palaearctic region and has also been introduced in North America ( HERMAN 2001 , SMETANASMETANA 2004).