On taxonomy and distribution of the genus Carpelimus Leach, 1819 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) of Nepal Author Gildenkov, Mikhail Yu. text Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 2014 14 1 21 31 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.10667397 1407-8619 10667397 Carpelimus (s. str.) peregrinus (Cameron, 1919) ( afghanicus Coiffait, 1982 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2010: 14 ; siamensis siwalikensis Cameron, 1930 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2014: 300 ; tagus Herman, 1970 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2014: 300 ; subpolitus Coiffait, 1982 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2014: 300 ) Coiffait, 1982: 43 , 158 (as Trogophloeus ( Boopinus ) subpolitus ) Material. Nepal (as subpolitus ): Holotypus , male: “Nepal 1977, Siklis , 2150 – B.408” “HOLOTYPE” “ C.subpolitus ( Coiffait, 1982 ) | rev. Gildenkov , 2007” “ MUSEUM PARIS ” ( MNHN ); 1 female : “ Nepal 1977, Madi Khola , 2385 m – B.913” “ PARATYPE ” “ C.subpolitus ( Coiffait, 1982 ) | rev. Gildenkov, 2007” “ MUSEUM PARIS ” ( MNHN ) . Nepal (as peregrinus ): 1 female : “ NEPAL , P: Narayani , D: Chitwan , Sauraha, Hotel Riversid , 190 m NN – 26.VI-02.VII.2011, LF N 27°34’55'’, E 84°29’58'’ leg. M. Hartmann , #54" (NKME); 3 males , 1 female , 14 specimens : “ NEPAL c. 2001 Prov. Narayani Sauraha, Rapti River, LF, 180m leg. Kopetz 15.VII.” “27°34’51'’N 84°29’30'’E” (NKME; 1 male – cMG); 1 male : “ NEPAL , Prov. Narayani , Sauraha , Rapti River , 180 m, 27 o 34’ 80" N/ 84 o 29’49" E, 14-15.VII.2001 , leg. Weigel Ufer LF ” (cMG); 1 male , 1 female : “ NEPAL , Prov. Narayani , Sauraha , Rapti River , 27 o 34’51" N / 84 o 29’30" E , 14-15.VII.2001, 180 m riverside, leg. Kopetz ” (NKME); 1 male , 3 females : “NEPAL, Kathmandu , N Bagmati River , 1300 m NN, 06. VI .1995 , leg. Hartman ” (NKME); 1 female : “ NEPAL , Kathmandu Thamel , Hotel Norbhu Linkha , LF, 23.IX.1996, leg. Hartman ” (NKME); 2 females : “ NEPAL , Prov. Bheri , 15 km W Kusum , 28 o 02’36" N / 81 o 34’35" E , 11- 12.07.2001 , LF, 170 m , townside, leg. A.Kopetz ” (NKME); 1 female : “ NEPAL , Prov. Narayani , Sauraha , Rapti River , 180 m LF, 27 o 34’80" N/ 84 o 29’49" E, 18.IV.2000 , Parti-Ufer, leg. Weigel ” (NKME); 1 male : “ NEPAL , valley of Trisuli Ganga, ca. 20 km NE Trisuli ” “ 85°12’E , 28°03’N 900 m , 23. V .1995 , Gy Fábian & L. Ronkay ” ( HNHM ); 1 male : “ NEPAL , valley of Trisuli Ganga, ca. 20 km NE of Trisuli , 900m ” “ 28°3’N , 85°12’E , 23. V .1995 , leg. Gy Fábian & L. Ronkay ” (cMG); 3 specimens : “ NEPAL , 700 feet Chitwan National Pk. Sauraha , 4.vi.1983 At MV Light, MJD Brendell BMNH {E} 1983-222” ( BMNH ); 1 male , 4 specimens : “ NEPAL : 4500´, Kathmandu , British Embassy , 20.v. – 23.vi.1983 .” “ M.J.D. Brendell B.M. 1983-222” “At light” (cMG); 1 specimen : “ NEPAL : 4500´, Kathmandu Dist. Gokarna, 1.viii.1983 .” “Mixed primary forest” “ Lt. Col. M.G. Allen Brit. Mus. 1983-254” ( BMNH ); 1 male , 1 specimen : “ NEPAL : 700´, Chitwan Nat. Pk. Sauraha , 3-6.vi.1983 .” “At MV light” “M.J.D. Brendell B.M. 1983-222” ( BMNH ); 1 male , 2 females , 15 specimens : “ NEPAL : 4500´, Kathmandu , British Embassy , 20.v. – 23.vi.1983 .” “M.J.D. Brendell B.M. 1983-222” “At MV light” ( BMNH ; 2 specimens – cMG); 2 females , 11 specimens : “ NEPAL : 4500´, Kathmandu , British Embassy , 20.v. – 23.vi.1983 .” “M.J.D. Brendell B.M. 1983-222” “At light” ( BMNH ); 1 male , 4 females : “600 NEPAL : Kathmandu Baneshwar 1350m , 20.- 21. V .2000 leg. W. SCHAWALLER” ( SMNS ); 1 female : “314 Ilan Distr. , Mai Khola Valley , 470m , on river bank, bushes, betw. pebbles, 7 April 1988 , J. MARTENS & W.SCHAWALLER leg.” ( SMNS ); 1 male , 2 females : “ NEPAL : 27°52’N 84°38’E 17.4.1995 , Trisuli Ganga nr. Kurin Ghat , 300m leg. Malicky ” ( NHMW ) . Remarks. The lectotype is designated from Sri Lanka ( Gildenkov, 2010: 14 ). The species is known from the Oriental region:Andaman islands, Cambodia , China (Shaowu), India , Indonesia ( Kalimantan , Sumatra , Java ), Malaysia (including Kalimantan), Myanmar , Nepal , Singapore , Taiwan , Thailand , Vietnam (our data). Recently it is recorded from Seychelles islands (our data). As C. siamensis it is known from the Palaearctic from Afghanistan (Gildenkov, 2009: 34) and Pakistan (Gildenkov, 2012: 355). Carpelimus (Troginus) atomus (Saulcy, 1864) ( discolor Baudi di Selve, 1870 ; variegatus Cameron 1944 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2007a: 1318 ; ruandanus Cameron 1956 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2007a: 1318 ; maroccanus Gildenkov 2004 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2007a: 1318 ; travei Coiffait, 1982 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2014: 304 ; formosanus Cameron, 1940 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2014: 304 ; atomarius Coiffait, 1983 – syn. in Gildenkov, 2014: 304 ) Coiffait, 1982: 43 , 158 (as Trogophloeus (Paraboopinus) travei ) Material. Nepal (as travei ): Holotypus , male (in the description it is erroneous – female) “Nepal 26.X.76 env. Pokhara 2’ 200 m 74" “HOLOTYPE” “ C.travei ( Coiffait, 1982 ) | rev. Gildenkov, 2007” “ MUSEUM PARIS ” ( MNHN ) . Nepal (as atomus ): 1 male , 3 specimens : “ NEPAL , P: Narayani Chitwan , Gunganagar V . 2005, 200m 27°39’N , 84°19’E leg. D. Ahrens ” (NKME); 1 male , 7 specimens :. “ NEPAL c. 2001 Prov. Narayani Sauraha , Rapti River, LF, 180m leg. Kopetz 15.VII.” “27°34’51'’N 84°29’30'’E” (NKME); 4 specimens : “ NEPAL , Prov. Narayani Sauraha , Rapti River Ufer , 180m NN, 27°34’80'’N, 84°29’49'’E LF, 18.IV.2000 leg. A. Weigel ” (NKME); 2 males , 7 specimens : “ NEPAL , Narayani Prov. Sauraha , Chitwan Nat. P. , 180 m LF, 27 o 34’80" N/ 84 o 29’49" E, 18.IV.2000 , Parti-Ufer, leg. Weigel ” (NKME); 1 specimen : “ NEPAL , Prov. Bheri , Distr. Nepalganj , 40 km N Nepalganj , Babai-River 500 m NN, 03.VI.1995 Ufer , leg. M.Hartman ” (NKME); 1 specimen : “ NEPAL : 4500´, Kathmandu Dist. Gokarna, 1.viii.1983 .” “Mixed primary forest” “Lt. Col. M.G. Allen Brit. Mus. 1983-254” ( BMNH ); 11 specimens : “ NEPAL : Chitwan NP Narayani Ganga , 18.4.1995 27°33’N 84°06’E 150m , leg. Malicky ” ( NHMW ); 1 specimen : “ NEPAL : Kabhre dist. Bebar , 1.12.1999 Bebar Khola , 1514m 27°35’00'’N 85°29’50'’E leg. S. Khanal (6)” ( NHMW ) . Remarks. The species is widely distributed in the Oriental region: China ( Guangdong , Guizhou , Hongkong , Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India , Indonesia ( Kalimantan , Sumatra , Java ), Japan ( Okinawa ), Cambodia , Malaysia (including Kalimantan), Nepal , Philippines , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand , Vietnam (our data). C. atomus is known from the tropical Africa: Angola , Benin , Botswana , Burundi , Cameroon , the Central-African Republic, Congo , Cote d’Ivoire , Ethiopia , Gambia , Ghana , Madagascar , Mauritius , Namibia , Nigeria , the Republic of South Africa , Ruanda , Senegal , Seychelles islands, Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda , Yemen , Zambia , Zimbabwe ( Gildenkov, 2007a: 1318 ; 2007c: 910 ). Besides that, the species is many times was recorded from the Palaearctic: Cyprus , Syria ( Gusarov, 1997: 280 ), Egypt , Libya , Saudi Arabia ( Gusarov, 1997: 280 ; Gildenkov, 2001: 277 ; 2003: 380; 2003a: 97: 2009a: 252), Iraq ( Gildenkov, 2001: 277 ; 2003: 380; 2003a: 97), China ( Hebei ), Japan , South Korea (Gildenkov (as formosanus ), 2001: 282, 2003: 381; 2003a: 97), Morocco (Gildenkov (as maroccanus ), 2001: 280, 2003: 381; 2003a: 97), Turkey ( Gildenkov, 2007a: 1318 ; 2007c: 910 ), Afghanistan ( Gildenkov, 2009a: 252 ) and Pakistan (Gildenkov, 2012: 356). Recently it was recorded from Canary islands, China ( NSichuan , Peking , Shaanxi ), Malta , Madiera, Spain , Tunis (our data). Such distribution confirms the species more likely to belong to the fauna of tropical Africa and Oriental area, than to the fauna of Palaearctic.