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Medon umbilicatus CAMERON 1924

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Description

Medon umbilicatus CAMERON, 1924

Material examined: Nepal: 1 ♂, Seti, Bajhang district, way 17 km NE Chainpur (29°40'N, 81°19'E) to Dagaira Khola S Dhalaun (29°41'N, 81°21'E), 1850–2000 m, 7.VI.2009, leg. Weigel (NME).

Comment: Medon umbilicatus is the sole representative of the M. fusculus group in the East Palaearctic. It has been recorded from Pakistan, Kashmir, North India, and Nepal (ASSING 2013).

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 79, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, http://zenodo.org/record/4755039

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Biodiversity

Collection code
NME
Event date
2009-06-07
Verbatim event date
2009-06-07
Scientific name authorship
CAMERON
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Medon
Species
umbilicatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Medon umbilicatus CAMERON, 1924 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.