New species and records of Quedius rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae) from Middle Asia Author Salnitska, Maria 5E4AABE4-42DE-4984-BE96-BAAAD698C387 University of Tyumen, X-BIO Institute, 6 Volodarskogo Str., Tyumen, Russia. Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen, Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. m.salnitska@gmail.com Author Solodovnikov, Alexey 615DA895-6811-45F6-8439-DF95718D63CE asolodovnikov@snm.ku.dk text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-06-16 823 141 157 journal article 78131 10.5852/ejt.2022.823.1823 aa6da2b1-d56a-4e13-9d28-43f74d2208f1 2118-9773 6658765 D15094A8-8BDA-4E34-A67E-E2072CAEC381 Quedius ( Raphirus ) novus Eppelsheim, 1892 Material examined KAZAKHSTAN • 3 ♂♂ , 3 ♀♀ ; Karatau Mts , Byzhi River , Rynagus stream ; 24 Jul. 2010 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂ ; Kyrgyz-Alatoo Mts , Koshirme , horse farm ; 9 Jul. 2010 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN • 8 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ ; Aksu-Djabagly , Koksai River ; 2–17 Jul. 2001 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ ; Aksu-Djabagly , Ulken-Kaindy River ; 15 Jun. 1991 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN • 4 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ ; Aksu-Djabagly , Dzhabagly River ; 1 May 1986 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂ , 1♀ ; Aksu-Djabagly , Kshi-Kaindy River ; 16 Jun. 2011 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂ ; Ketmen Mts , Bolshoi Kyrgisai ; 30 Jul. 1987 ; V.A. Kastcheev leg.; ZIN . TURKMENISTAN • 8 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ ; Kukhtin Pass , 26 Jul. 1892 ; Glasunov leg.; ZIN . Remarks Quedius novus is widely distributed in Middle Asia, where it appears most commonly in southern Kazakhstan , eastern Uzbekistan , western Kyrgyzstan and northeastern Tajikistan ( Salnitska & Solodovnikov 2018a ). Here, we provide the first record of Q. novus from Turkmenistan .