On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some West Palaearctic Quedius species, with a focus on the East Mediterranean and the species allied to Quedius umbrinus and Q. nivicola (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) Author Assing, Volker text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2018 2018-07-27 50 1 149 182 journal article 21205 10.5281/zenodo.3985368 efec1c9a-9bf5-4599-bfd4-b932b9d34026 0253-116X 3985368 Quedius ( Raphirus ) kirklarensis KORGE , 1971 Quedius ( Sauridus ) kirklarensis KORGE, 1971a: 52 f. Quedius ( Sauridus ) drannazensis COIFFAIT, 1978b: 171 . T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype ♂ [dissected prior to present study; median lobe of aedeagus broken]: " Anatolia bor., leg. H. Korge / 2000 m , 23.V.1964 , Çamlik s. Rize / ♂ - Holotypus Quedius kirklarensis Korge / Quedius kirklarensis Korge, A. Solodovnikov det. 2000" ( MNB ). C o m m e n t: The original description of Q. kirklarensis is based on a unique male holotype from "Kirklar-Dağlari oberhalb des Dorfes Çamlik" ( KORGE 1971b ), that of Q. drannazensis on a unique male from "Drannaz Dag" ( COIFFAIT 1978b ). Quedius kirklarensis was revised by SOLODOVNIKOV & ŠTOURAČ (2002), who also established the synonymy with Q. drannazensis . The species is distinguished from all other Raphirus species with an impunctate scutellum by its small size (approximately 6.0 mm) in combination with completely reduced hind wings and the absence of a palisade fringe at the posterior margin of the abdominal tergite VII. The aedeagus is similar to that of Q. limbatus .