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Medon gratus CAMERON 1931

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Medon gratus CAMERON, 1931

Material examined: Pakistan: 10 exs., Swat, Marghuzar, 1300 m, 8.V.1983, leg. Besuchet & Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 1 ex., Swat, Malam Jabba, 2500–2600 m, 18.V.1983, leg. Besuchet & Löbl (cAss).

Comment: Medon gratus was previously known from North India and Afghanistan (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first records from Pakistan.

Notes

Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2018, A revision of Medon. XI. Five new species, additional records, and the first confirmed records from the Oriental region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 69-81 in Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, http://zenodo.org/record/4755039

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MHNG, cAss
Event date
1983-05-08 , 1983-05-18
Verbatim event date
1983-05-08 , 1983-05-18
Scientific name authorship
CAMERON
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Medon
Species
gratus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Medon gratus CAMERON, 1931 sec. Assing, 2018

References

  • ASSING, V. 2013: A revision of Palaearctic Medon IX. New species, new synonymies, a new combination, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). - Entomologische Blatter und Coleoptera 109: 233 - 270.