Taxonomy of the genus Medhiama Bordoni, 2002 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Xantholinini) with descriptions of three new species Author Zhou, Yu-Lingzi Author Zhou, Hong-Zhang text Zootaxa 2012 3478 169 191 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.282239 b8acb8ee-6490-4aa4-a002-52468cc2587d 1175-5326 282239 13. Medhiama paupera ( Sharp, 1889 ) Sharp, 1889 : 250 ( Xantholinus pauper ; Type locality: Chiuzenji and Nikko); Bernhauer and Schubert, 1914 : 306 ( Xantholinus ; catalog); Bordoni, 2002 : 666 ( Medhiama ; characters; three new synonyms; China (Shaanxi, Jiangsu), India , Nepal ); Bordoni, 2003b : 269 ( China : Taiwan ); Smetana, 2004 : 698 ( Xestolinus ; catalog; Sikkim); Shibata, Maruyama & Ohara, 2006 : 90 ( Medhiama ; Japan , Kuril Archipelago); Bordoni, 2007b : 71 (catalog); Bordoni, 2009 : 238 (Yunnan, Baoshan). Syn.: Xantholinus coriaceus Cameron , 1926 : 344 ( Type locality: India , Simla Hills; Theog, Kotgarh, 7000 to 7600 feet ); Cameron , 1932 : 29 (characters; India ); Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1308 (catalog); Bordoni, 2002 : 666 ( Medhiama ; as a synonym of paupera ); Smetana, 2004 : 698 ( Xestolinus ; catalog; as a synonym of pauper ). Leptacinus densus Bernhauer, 1939 : 589 ( Type locality: N.W. China : Chinkiang); Bordoni, 2002 : 666 ( Medhiama ; as a synonym of paupera ); Smetana, 2004 : 698 ( Xestolinus ; catalog; as a synonym of pauper ). Xantholinus pradeshensis Coiffait, 1982 : 244 ( Type locality: Inde : Himachal Pradesh, Kothi, 2500–2900 m ); Bordoni, 2002 : 666 ( Medhiama ; as a synonym of paupera ); Smetana, 2004 : 698 ( Xestolinus ; catalog; as a synonym of pauper ). Material examined: None. Distribution. China (Shanxi, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Taiwan ), Japan , Nepal , India .