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. 2019 May 17:847:1-100.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.847.34049. eCollection 2019.

Rove beetles of the genus Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Russia: a key to species and annotated catalogue

Maria Salnitska  1 , Alexey Solodovnikov  2
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Rove beetles of the genus Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Russia: a key to species and annotated catalogue

Maria Salnitska et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

This paper is the first inventory of the fauna of the rove beetle genus Quedius in the Russian Federation. It provides an annotated catalogue of 88 species of Quedius currently recorded from Russia, based on several collections and a critical evaluation of all earlier published records. All species are listed with a summary of their overall distribution and bionomics. Species distributions within Russia are given as lists of regions where they occur with references to the respective source collections or publications which any record is based on. For that, the territory of Russia is divided into 40 regions that mostly follow the administrative division of the country. The annotated catalogue is supplemented by a well-illustrated identification key to all species and a concise checklist in form of an easily visualized table. Quediusfusus Cai & Zhou, 2015, Quediushumosus Solodovnikov, 2005, and Quediuslundbergi Palm, 1973 are recorded from the territory of Russia for the first time. Based on an analysis of literature and available material, records of Quediuscincticollis Kraatz, 1857, Quediushumeralis Stephens, 1832, Quediusmaurorufus (Gravenhorst 1806), Quediusnemoralis Baudi de Selve, 1848, Quediusnigrocaeruleus Fauvel, 1876, and Quediuspicipes (Mannerheim, 1830) from Russia are considered doubtful. The distribution of Quediusbrachypterus Coiffait, 1967, described from the 'Caucasus', remains ambiguous and its presence in Russia is unlikely. The identity of Quediusfulvipennis Hochhuth, 1851 from 'Dahuria' remains unknown, pending examination of the type material. For Quediuscitelli Kirschenblatt, 1933 a lectotype is designated. For that species and Q.sofiri Khachikov, 2015 illustrations of the aedeagi are provided for the first time. The paper stresses the currently poor state of knowledge of the Quedius diversity in Russia and provides a platform for its improvement, which should begin with a large-scale sampling program, especially in Siberia and Far East.

Keywords: Microsaurus, Raphirus, Distichalius, Velleius; Palearctic; faunistics; systematics.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Physical geography map of the Russian Federation.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Regions used for the division of the Russian Federation in this publication.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Summary statistics of the published records of Quedius in Russia. Numbers at the color bar indicate number of literature records, respectively.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Summary statistics of the diversity of Quedius species in various regions of Russia. Numbers at the color bar indicate number of species, respectively.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Habitus of Quedius recorded from Russia. AQ.minorBQ.levicollisCQ.sundukoviDQ.balticusEQ.molochinusFQ.tenellus. All scale bars 1 mm.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Habitus of Quedius recorded from Russia. AQ.brevisBQ.fasciculatusCQ.mesomelinusDQ.invreaeEQ.fellmaniFQ.korgeanus. All scale bars 1 mm.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Habitus of Quedius recorded from Russia. AQ.lucidulusBQ.ripariusCQ.jenisseensisDQ.sublimbatusEQ.vulneratusFQ.lgockii. All scale bars 1 mm.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Habitus of Quedius recorded from Russia. AQ.obliqueseriatusBQ.suramensis. Sclerites in the internal sac of Q.jenisseensis (C). Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B); 0.5 mm (C).
Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, E, H, K, N, Q, T), lateral view (B, F, I, L, O, R), underside of paramere (C, G, J, M, P, S, V), median lobe in ventral view (D). Q.japonicus (modified from Smetana 1998) (A–D); Q.fusus (E–G); Q.cinctus (H–J); Q.minor (K–M); Q.kamchaticus (modified from Smetana 1976) (N–P); Q.fuliginosus (Q–S); Q.curtipennis (T–V). Scale bars: 1 mm (Q, R, T, U), 0.8 mm (S, V), 0.5 mm (A, B, E, F, H, I, K, L, N, O), 0.25 mm (C, D, G, J, M, P).
Figure 10.
Figure 10.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, E, I, M, Q, U), lateral view (B, F, J, N, R, V), underside of paramere (C, G, K, O, S, W), median lobe in ventral view (D, H, L, P, T, X). Q.levicollis (A–D); Q.sundukovi (E–H); Q.vicinus (I–L); Q.molochinus (M–P); Q.meridiocarpathicus (Q–T); Q.balticus (U–X). Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B, E, F, I, J, M, N, Q, R, U, V), 0.8 mm (C, D, G, H, K, L, O, P, S, T, W, X).
Figure 11.
Figure 11.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, E, I, L, O, R, U, W), lateral view (B, F, J, M, P, S, X), underside of paramere (C, G, K, N, Q, T, V, Y), median lobe in ventral view (D, H). Q.subunicolor (A–D); Q.altaicus (E–H); Q.truncicola (I–K); Q.microps (L–N); Q.infuscatus (O–Q); Q.lundbergi (R–T); Q.amurensis (modified from Smetana and Shavrin 2018) (U, V); Q.sofiri (W–Y). Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B, E, F), 0.8 mm (C, D, G, H), 0.5 mm (I, J, L, M, O, P, R, S, U, W, X), 0.25 mm (K, N, Q, T, V, Y).
Figure 12.
Figure 12.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, D, G, J, M, O, R, U, X), lateral view (B, E, H, K, P, S, V, Y), underside of paramere (C, F, I, L, N, Q, T, W, Z). Q.longicornis (A–C); Q.roma (D–F); Q.repentinus (G–I); Q.tenellus (J–L); Q.conviva (modified from Smetana and Shavrin 2018) (M, N); Q.brevis (O–Q); Q.citelli (R–T); Q.abdominalis (U–W); Q.fasciculatus (X–Z). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, O, P, R, S, U, V, X, Y), 0.25 mm (C, F, I, L, N, Q, T, W, Z).
Figure 13.
Figure 13.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, D, G, J, M, P, S, V, Y), lateral view (B, E, H, K, N, Q, T, W, Z), underside of paramere (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X, AA). Q.koltzei (modified from Coiffait 1978) (A–C); Q.scitus (D–F); Q.edmundi (G–I); Q.brevicornis (J–L); Q.mesomelinus (M–O); Q.maurus (P–R); Q.tetrapunctatus (modified from Coiffait 1969) (S–U); Q.vexans (V–X); Q.xanthopus (Y–AA). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, V, Y, Z), 0.25 mm (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X, AA).
Figure 14.
Figure 14.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, D, G, J, M, Q, T), lateral view (B, E, H, K, N, R, U), underside of paramere (C, F, I, L, O, P, S, V). Q.cruentus (A–C); Q.ochripennis (D–F); Q.fulgidus (G–I); Q.nigrocaeruleus (J–L); Q.invreae (M–O); Q.puncticollis (P); Q.semiaeneus (Q–S); Q.fulvicollis (T–V). Scale bars 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, Q, R, T, U), 0.25 mm (C, F, I, L, O, S, V).
Figure 15.
Figure 15.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral (A, D, G, J, M, P, S, V, Y), lateral view (B, E, H, K, N, Q, T, W, Z), underside of paramere (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X, AA). Q.persimilis (A–C); Q.centrasiaticus (D–F); Q.omissus (modified from Coiffait 1977) (G–I); Q.nitipennis (J–L); Q.fellmani (M–O); Q.paraboops (P–R); Q.boops (S–U); Q.boopoides (V–X). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, V), 0.25 mm (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X).
Figure 16.
Figure 16.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral view (A, D, G, I, K, N. Q, T, W), lateral view (B, E, L, O, R, U, X), underside of paramere (C, F, H, J, M, P, S, V, Y). Q.semiobscurus (A–C); Q.korgeanus (D–F); Q.ryvkini (modified from Smetana and Shavrin 2018) (G, H); Q.aedilis (modified from Smetana and Shavrin 2018) (I, J); Q.scintillans (K–M); Q.lucidulus (N–P); Q.cincticollis (Q–S); Q.riparius (T–V); Q.picipes (W–Y). Scale bars 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, I, K, L, N, O, Q, R, T, U, W, X), 0.25 mm (C, F, H, J, M, P, S, V, Y).
Figure 17.
Figure 17.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral (A, D, G, J, M, P, S, V, Y), lateral view (B, E, H, K, N, Q, T, W, Z), underside of paramere (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X, AA). Q.jenisseensis (A–C); Q.nigriceps (D–F); Q.limbatus (G–I); Q.suturalis (J–L); Q.humeralis (M–O); Q.sublimbatus (P–R); Q.gemellus (S–U); Q.umbrinus (V–X); Q.maurorufus (Y–AA); Q.nemoralis (BB–DD). Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, V, Y, Z, BB, DD), 0.25 mm (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X, AA, CC).
Figure 18.
Figure 18.
Aedeagi of Quedius recorded from Russia: parameral (A, D, G, J, M, P, S, V), lateral view (B, E, H, K, N, Q, T, W), underside of paramere (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X). Q.vulneratus (A–C); Q.lgockii (D–F); Q.brachypterus (G–I); Q.obliqueseriatus (J–L); Q.humosus (M–O); Q.fumatus (P–R); Q.suramensis (S–U); Q.lateralis (V–X). Scale bars 0.5 mm (A, B, D, E, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, V), 0.25 mm (C, F, I, L, O, R, U, X).
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