taxonID	type	description	language	source
1E50F430F120FFC8FC8D99625B3D4778.taxon	description	(Map 1)	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F120FFC8FC8D99625B3D4778.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Hungary: 2 exs., Bács-Kiskun, Kunpeszér, car-net, 27. IV. 2005, leg. Merkl & Vörös (HNHM); 1 ex., Budapest, Tündér-hegy, car-net, 2. V. 2002, leg. Merkl (HNHM); 1 ex., Nógrád, Ipolytarnóc, Borókás-árok, car-net, 29. VII. 2001, leg. Merkl (cAss). Croatia: 1 ♀, Zadar region, SE Pag, Rtina Miletici, 44 ° 19 ' N, 15 ° 16 ' E, 25 m, 30. VIII. 2014, leg. Frenzel (NME). Turkey: 3 exs., Istanbul, Belgrad Ormanı, near Ikinci, Mahmut Göleti, 41 ° 12 ' N, 28 ° 59 ' E, IX. 2014, leg. Hetzel (cFel, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F120FFC8FC8D99625B3D4778.taxon	discussion	Comment: The above record from Turkey considerably expands the known distribution of M. apicalis southeastwards. The species was recently also recorded from Greece (Corfu) for the first time (ASSING et al. 2018). Based on previously available material, the distribution type had been categorized as expansive Atlanto-Mediterranean (ASSING 2006), a hypothesis that is no longer supported by the recent records from the southern Balkans and from Turkey. Based on currently available data, the distribution of M. apicalis is of the Holo-Mediterranean type (Map 1). There are, however, significantly more records from the West Mediterranean than from the East Mediterranean region. Since most of the material was collected on the wing, usually with carnets and flight interception traps, this observation could be explained with a sampling bias. Another explanation could be that M. apicalis is less common in the East Mediterranean as a result of competition with other species of the M. apicalis group, as is evidently the case in Italy (competition with M. perniger COIFFAIT, 1978). The specimen from Istanbul was collected together with M. maronitus.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F123FFC8FF229EE25ED64617.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Turkey: 9 exs., Istanbul, Belgrad Ormanı, near Ikinci, Mahmut Göleti, 41 ° 12 ' N, 28 ° 59 ' E, IX. 2014, leg. Hetzel (cFel, cAss). Armenia: 1 ♂, Dashtakar env., bank of Vedi river, 39.92 ° N, 44.78 ° E, 1000 m, 18. V. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc). Georgia: 1 ex., Kachetia, Tsiv-Gombori mountain range, 5 km W Telavi, 41 ° 54 ' N, 45 ° 24 ' E, 1090 m, beech forest, 8. VII. 2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt); 1 ex., Kachetia, TsivGombori mountain range, 3 km N Sagarejo, 41 ° 45 ' N, 44 ° 19 ' E, 930 m, beech forest, 30. VI. 2015, leg. Pütz (cAss). Iran: Gilan: 6 exs., S Astara, W Lomir, 38 ° 13 ' N, 48 ° 53 ' E, 100 m, 10. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss). Ilam: 1 ex., 5 km SE Darreh Shar, 33 ° 06 ' N, 47 ° 27 ' E, 620 m, 19. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB); 4 exs., S Hashtpar, Asalem, 37 ° 42 ' N, 48 ° 53 ' E, 110 m, 9. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss); 1 ex., pass Khalkhal-Asalem, 37 ° 36 ' N, 48 ° 40 ' E, 2070 m, 13. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9E025E574617.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Nepal: 1 ♂, Manaslu, E-slope of Ngali Khola valley, 28 ° 22 ' N, 84 ° 29 ' E, 2000 – 2300 m, 15. V. 2005, leg. Schmidt (NME).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9E025E574617.taxon	discussion	Comment: The above male was collected together with the type specimens.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D98A25E7E40D7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Nepal: 2 ♂♂, Manaslu, E-slope of Ngali Khola valley, 28 ° 22 ' N, 84 ° 29 ' E, 2000 – 2300 m, 15. V. 2005, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D98A25E7E40D7.taxon	discussion	Comment: The known distribution of M. corniger ranges from the Manaslu range in Central Nepal to Yunnan (China) (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9B625BC94D17.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Nepal: 9 exs., SW-Dhaulagiri, Maraini, 28 ° 31 ' N, 83 ° 16 ' E, 2400 – 2800 m, 11. V. 2013, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9B625BC94D17.taxon	discussion	Comment: This recently described species was previously known only from the type locality (Marang Khola valley) (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9F825AA44077.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Greece: 1 ♂, Pelopónnisos, Ahaia, Oros Skepasto, Plataniotisa, Agios Konstantinos, 38 ° 05 ' N, 22 ° 05 ' E, 1040 m, subterranean pitfall trap, 20. V. 2011 – 2. VI. 2012, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cAss); 1 ♂, Pelopónnisos, Aroania, E Kalavrita, road to ski resort, 38 ° 00 – 01 ' N, 22 ° 09 – 11 ' E, 1250 – 1500 m, car-net, 5. IV. 2016, leg. Schülke (MNB).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9F825AA44077.taxon	discussion	Comment: This recently described species has been recorded only from the Peloponnisos, Greece (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F99E2588343F7.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F99E2588343F7.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon gratus was previously known from North India and Afghanistan (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first records from Pakistan.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9E2258034657.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Greece: 1 ♂, Evia, road Metochi-Kimi, Oros Pighadhaki, 38 ° 39 ' N, 23 ° 59 ' E, 580 m, 7. VI. 2012 – 8. VI. 2014, leg. Giachino & Vailati (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9E2258034657.taxon	discussion	Comment: The distribution of this rarely found species is confined to the southern Balkans (Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria). For a map see ASSING (2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9D425F7744D7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Nepal: 8 exs., Kaski, Bachhar Kharka, NE Sikles, 28 ° 23 ' N, 84 ° 08 ' E, 2200 – 2400 m, 15. IX. 2013, leg. Hagge & Schmidt (NME, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9D425F7744D7.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon excisus is apparently endemic to the southeastern Annapurna range (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9FC25EEF41B7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Nepal: 3 ♀♀, SE-Manaslu, Gupchi Danda, 28 ° 09 ' N, 84 ° 47 ' E, 2900 – 3200 m, 21. V. 2006, leg. Schmidt (NME).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9FC25EEF41B7.taxon	discussion	Comment: The identification of the above females is somewhat tentative and mainly based on the vicinity of the above locality to the type locality.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9D42587F4737.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Greece: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Pelopónnisos, S Diakopto, road to Kalavrita, 38 ° 08 – 10 ' N, 22 ° 14 – 17 ' E, 50 – 500 m, car-net, 6. IV. 2016, leg. Schülke (MNB, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9D42587F4737.taxon	discussion	Comment: The known distribution ranges from Croatia and Macedonia southwards to the southern Peloponnisos. For a map see ASSING (2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 6)	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♂: “ E-NEPAL, Arun Valley, W above Tashigaon, 25 – 2700 m, 26. – 27. V. 2014, 27 ° 36 ' 33 " N, 87 ° 13 ' 28 " E, leg. Schmidt / Holotypus ♂ Medon arunicus sp. n., det. V. Assing 2015 ” (NME). Paratypes: 1 ♂, 1 ex.: same data as holotype (NME, cAss); 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀: “ E-NEPAL, Arun Valley, env. Tashigaon, 2200 – 2400 m, 12. + 28. – 29. V. 2014, 27 ° 37 ' N, 87 ° 14 ' E, leg. Schmidt ” (NME, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet is an adjective derived from Arun, the name of the valley where the type specimens were discovered.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218.taxon	description	Description: Body length 4.0 – 4.7 mm; length of forebody 2.2 – 2.3 mm. Coloration: body blackish-brown to blackish; legs and antennae brown to dark-brown. Head (Fig. 1) approximately as broad as long; punctation dense and rather coarse, slightly less dense in median dorsal portion; interstices without microsculpture and, except for median dorsal portion, distinctly narrower than diameter of punctures. Eyes of moderate size and moderately convex, approximately 0.7 times as long as postocular region in dorsal view. Pronotum (Fig. 1) approximately as broad as long and slightly broader than head; punctation about as dense as that of head, but slightly less coarse; midline narrowly impunctate; interstices without microsculpture. Elytra (Fig. 1) short, 0.70 – 0.75 times as long as pronotum; punctation dense and fine, rather weakly defined. Hind wings completely reduced. Metatarsomere I nearly as long as the combined length of II and III. Abdomen slightly broader than elytra; punctation dense and very fine; interstices with shallow microreticulation; posterior margin of tergite VII without palisade fringe. ♂: sternite VII (Figs 2 – 3) distinctly transverse, posterior margin with broadly V-shaped median excision in the middle, on either side of this excision with two slightly longer and stouter black setae; sternite VIII shaped as in Fig. 4; aedeagus approximately 0.5 mm long and shaped as in Figs 5 – 6. Comparative notes: Based on the male primary and secondary sexual characters, M. arunicus belongs to the M. apicalis group and is closely allied to M. manasluensis ASSING, 2010 and related species. The aedeagus and the shapes and chaetotaxy of the male sternites VII and VIII are most similar to those of M. schawalleri ASSING, 2013 from Solukhumbu, which too is an endemic of East Nepal, but differs from the new species by paler coloration (head and pronotum dark-brown; elytra brown; legs dark-yellowish), distinctly sparser and finer punctation of the head and pronotum, smaller and less convex eyes, the shape and chaetotaxy of the male sternite VII (posterior excision narrower, setae on either side of this excision longer, but not stouter than other setae), the shape of the male sternite VIII (posterior excision broader and less deep), and by the shape of the aedeagus (apices slightly longer and less stout). For illustrations of M. schawalleri see ASSING (2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218.taxon	distribution	Distribution and natural history: The new species was collected in two close localities near Tashigaon in the Arun valley, East Nepal, at altitudes between 2200 and 2700 m.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7.taxon	description	(Figs 7 – 12)	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♂: “ NEPAL, E, Therathum distr., Basantapur, 2650 – 2700 m, 28. – 29. V. 2016, leg. J. Schmidt, 27 ° 10 ' 21 " N, 87 ° 25 ' 14 " E / collection Naturkundemuseum Erfurt / Holotypus ♂ Medon acutapicalis sp. n., det. V. Assing 2016 ” (NME). Paratypes: 18 exs.: same data as holotype (NME, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) alludes to the acute apex of the ventral process in lateral view.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7.taxon	description	Description: Body length 3.3 – 5.2 mm; length of forebody 1.9 – 2.3 mm. Coloration: body dark-brown to blackishbrown, with the pronotum and elytra usually slightly paler; legs yellowish-brown to pale-brown; antennae reddish with antennomere I usually slightly darker and the apical antennomeres more or less extensively paler. Elytra approximately 0.65 times as long as pronotum (Fig. 7). Other external characters as in M. arunicus. ♂: sternite VII (Figs 8 – 9) moderately transverse, approximately 1.2 times as broad as long, posterior margin with small and very shallow median excision in the middle, on either side of this excision with a row of 7 – 9 long and moderately stout black setae; sternite VIII shaped as in Fig. 10; aedeagus approximately 0.5 mm long and shaped as in Figs 11 – 12. Comparative notes: Like the geographically close M. arunicus, M. acutapicalis belongs to the M. apicalis group and is closely allied to M. manasluensis and related species. It is distinguished from all the species allied to M. manasluensis by the shape of the aedeagus and by the shape and chaetotaxy of the posterior margin of the male sternite VII. It additionally differs from M. arunicus by slightly paler coloration (particularly of the legs and antennae) and slightly shorter elytra.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7.taxon	distribution	Distribution and natural history: The type locality is situated in Therathum district, East Nepal, at an altitude of 2650 – 2700 m. As can be inferred from the reduced hind wings and the pronounced local endemism of other species allied to M. manasluensis, M. acutapicalis probably has a restricted distribution.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCCFC8D9AC25BAA4418.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: France: 3 exs., Mercantour, N Sospel, NNE Col de Bruis, 43 ° 56 ' N, 07 ° 29 ' E, 735 m, 15. VII. 2009, leg. Schnitter & Komposch (NME, cAss). Italy: Veneto: 2 exs., Valdobbiadene (TV), Pian de Farne, 45 ° 56 ' N, 12 ° 02 ' E, 1000 m, 26. IX. 2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB); 2 exs., Valdobbiadene (TV), Pianezze, 45 ° 55 ' N, 12 ° 01 ' E, 950 m, 4. X. 2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB); 2 exs., Valdobbiadene (TV), Strada S. Alberto, 45 ° 54 ' N, 12 ° 02 ' E, 450 m, 3. X. 2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB); 2 exs., Monte Grappa (TV), Monte Tomba, 45 ° 53 ' N, 11 ° 52 ' E, 980 m, 6. X. 2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F124FFCCFC8D9AC25BAA4418.taxon	discussion	Comment: The above records are within the known distribution of M. brunneus.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFF229DC2597447F7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Spain: 1 ex., Alicante, NW El Castell de Guadalest, 1 km W Beniarda, 38 ° 41 ' N, 0 ° 13 ' W, 550 m, 25. XI. 2013, leg. Forcke (cAss); 2 exs., Alicante, W Benigembla, Bco. de Malafi, 38 ° 46 ' N, 0 ° 12 ' W, 520 m, 29. XI. 2013, leg. Forcke (MNB).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFF229DC2597447F7.taxon	discussion	Comment: The Atlanto-Mediterranean distribution of M. cauchoisi ranges from Northwest Africa across the Iberian Peninsula to Southwest France (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFF2299225E1744B7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Greece: Mainland: 1 ex., AtikíPiréas, Oros Geránia, 1280 m, subterranean pitfall trap, 30. V. 2003 - 15. VI. 2004, leg. Giachino & Vailati (MNB); 2 exs., Atikí, Oros Kithairón, 38 ° 11 ' N, 23 ° 16 ' E, 1210 m, subterranean pitfall trap, 22. V. 2011 - 4. VI. 2012, leg. Giachino & Vailati (MNB). Crete: 3 exs., Therisos Gorge valley, 35.42 ° N, 23.99 ° E, 550 – 580 m, sifting tree cavities and leaf litter, 23. IV. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss); 1 ex., Lefka Ori, Omalos env., 35.36 ° N, 23.92 ° E, sifted, 24. IV. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc); 1 ex., Lefka Ori, Omalos env., 35.36 ° N, 23.92 ° E, 1100 m, sifted, 20. IV. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc); 4 exs., Aloides env., 35.37 ° N, 24.87 ° E, 420 m, tree cavities of Olea trees sifted, 18. IV. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc). Armenia: 1 ♀, Lanjanist env., 39.86 ° N, 44.94 ° E, 1560 m, 18. V. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc); 1 ♀, Tatev env., Vorotan valley, 39.39 ° N, 46.25 ° E, 1300 m, macchia, sifted, 24. V. 2015, leg. Kocian (cAss). Georgia: 6 exs., Atskuri env., 41 ° 45 ' N, 43 ° 09 ' E, 1150 m, 20. VI. 2013, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFF2299225E1744B7.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon dilutus pythonissa is by far the most common of the subspecies of M. dilutus (ERICHSON, 1839). Its Ponto-Mediterranean distribution ranges from the southern Balkans to the Middle East and the Caucasus region (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79DA25F6347D7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Morocco: 1 ♀, S Gorges du Dades, 26. XII. 1993, leg. Arndt & Gröger (NME); 2 ♂♂, 50 km S Marrakech, Asni env., 1300 m, leaf litter, 4. V. 1998, leg. Erber (NME, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79DA25F6347D7.taxon	discussion	Comment: This subspecies is distributed in North Africa, Sicily, and the Canary Islands (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFCA799425EFC40D7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: India: 1 ♂, Uttarakhand, 1 km W Harsil, Bhagirathi river, 31 ° 02 ' N, 78 ° 43 ' E, 2460 m, 15. IV. 2012, leg. Anichtchenko (cSha).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFCA799425EFC40D7.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon niger has been recorded from North India and Nepal (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79F025F4D4197.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Hungary: 1 ex., Békés, Szarvas, carnet, 3. – 5. VIII. 2000, leg. Merkl (HNHM). Greece: 1 ♂, Crete, Aloides env., 35.37 ° N, 24.87 ° E, 420 m, tree cavities of Olea trees sifted, 18. IV. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc). Turkey: 3 exs., Antalya, Alanya, 30 km E Beldibi, 1000 m, 1. IV. 1996, leg. Kopetz (NME); 1 ex., Alanya, 12 km W Güzelbag, 600 – 900 m, 4. IV. 1996, leg. Kopetz (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79F025F4D4197.taxon	discussion	Comment: The distribution of M. rufiventris is of the Ponto-Mediterranean type (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFF229F625BA141F7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Syria: 6 exs., Latakia province, 5 km S Kasab, pine forest, sifted, 5. VI. 2010, leg. Kotán et al. (HNHM, cAss). Lebanon: 1 ♂, Rayfoun, ca. 33 ° 58 ' N, 35 ° 42 ' E, mixed oak forest, ca. 990 m, pitfall trap, 28. II. - 5. III. 2017, leg. Reuter (cFel). Jordan: 4 exs., Irbid, Zubia, env. Zubia Cave, 32 ° 26 ' N, 35 ° 45 ' E, 840 m, sifted from oak leaf litter, 2. III. 2014, leg. Hetzel (cFel); 1 ex., same data, but 32 ° 26 ' N, 35 ° 46 ' E (cFel).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFCCFF229F625BA141F7.taxon	discussion	Comment: The above specimens from Syria are macropterous, dark-coloured, and have the head and pronotum distinctly microsculptured.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	description	(Figs 13 – 21)	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♂: “ Indonesia, Jawa Barat, Mount Halimun, 19 – 25. VIII. 2009, leg. Majer / Holotypus ♂ Medon sundaicus sp. n. det. V. Assing 2017 ” (cAss). Paratypes: 13 exs.: “ SULAWESI TENGAH: Solato R., Taronggo, 1 ° 45 ' S – 121 ° 40 ' E, 27 – 30. iii. 1980 / sieving / M. J. D. Brendell, B. M. 1980 - 280 ” (BMNH, cAss); 1 ex.: “ SULAWESI TENGAH: Nr. Kolonodale, Gililana village, 1 ° 55 ' S – 121 ° 22 ' E. 7 – 8. ii. 1980 / rotting fruit / M. J. D. Brendell, B. M. 1980 - 280 ” (BMNH); 1 ♀: “ INDONESIA: SULAWESI UTARA, Dumoga-Bone N. P., February 1985. / Plot B, ca 300 m, Lowland forest / Flight interception trap / R. Ent. Soc. Lond., Project Wallace, B. M. 1985 - 10 ” (BMNH); 1 ♀: same data, but “ Plot A, ca 200 m ” (BMNH); 1 ♀: “ INDONESIA: SULAWESI UTARA, Dumoga-Bone N. P., 1985. / ‘ Edwards’ Camp, Lowland forest, 664 m, 26. iv. – 4. vi. / Malaise trap / R. Ent. Soc. Lond., Project Wallace, B. M. 1985 - 10 ” (BMNH). Additional material: 1 ♂ [in poor condition]: “ Thailand, Ban Sai Yok, 9. III. 82, Rougemont ” (cRou).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	discussion	Comment: The above male from Thailand is not included in the type series. Its primary and secondary sexual characters (Figs 15, 17, 20 – 21) are practically identical to those of the males from Java and Sulawesi, but the microsculpture of the head is much less pronounced. Additional material from Thailand or adjacent regions is required to assess whether the populations from the Sunda Islands and Thailand are conspecific.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) alludes to the fact that this species is at present reliably known only from two of the Great Sunda Islands.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	description	Description: Body length 3.0 – 4.0 mm; length of forebody 1.6 – 1.9 mm. Coloration: head brown to blackish-brown; pronotum reddish to dark-brown; elytra pale reddish, posteriorly often with an extensive dark spot of somewhat variable size and shape posteriorly, this spot not reaching suture, posterior margins, and humeral portion; abdomen reddish to reddish-brown, usually with at least the middle of tergites VI and VII somewhat infuscate; legs yellowish; antennae reddish. Head (Fig. 13) weakly transverse, 1.05 – 1.10 times as broad as long, and with marked posterior angles; punctation very fine and moderately dense; interstices with distinct fine microreticulation. Eyes large and moderately convex, slightly shorter than postocular region in dorsal view. Pronotum (Fig. 13) approximately 1.1 times as broad as long and about as broad as head, or slightly broader; punctation and microsculpture similar to those of head, or slightly more pronounced. Elytra (Fig. 13) slightly shorter than pronotum; punctation dense and fine, but much more distinct than that of head and pronotum; interstices without microsculpture. Hind wings fully developed. Metatarsomere I slightly longer than II, distinctly shorter than the combined length of II and III. Abdomen slightly narrower than elytra; punctation fine, very dense on anterior and somewhat less dense on posterior tergites; interstices with pronounced microreticulation; posterior margin of tergite VII with palisade fringe. ♂: sternite VII (Figs 14 – 15) moderately transverse, posterior margin with broad and pronounced concavity, on either side with a comb of 5 – 6 palisade setae; sternite VIII (Figs 16 – 17) with a rather large posterior excision of subtriangular shape; aedeagus (Figs 18 – 21) 0.42 – 0.46 mm long and slender; internal sac with a dark median structure. Comparative notes: Based on the derived shapes and chaetotaxy of the male sternites VII – VIII and on the morphology of the aedeagus, M. sundaicus belongs to the M. ferrugineus group (see ASSING 2013). It is distinguished from other species of this group by the shape and chaetotaxy of the male sternite VII, and by the shape of the aedeagus. In addition, it is characterized by rather small size, as well as the distinct microsculpture and fine punctation of the forebody.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	distribution	Distribution and natural history: Medon sundaicus represents the first confirmed representative of the genus from the Oriental region and Indonesia. The record from Thailand should be considered tentative. The type specimens were collected in the type locality in Jawa Barat and in three localities in Sulawesi Tengah and Sulawesi Utara, northern Sulawesi, by sifting forest litter, as well as with flight interception and Malaise traps. One specimen was collected from rotting fruit. Part of the type material from Sulawesi is slightly teneral.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79A8259CE4D37.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Georgia: 7 exs., Kakheti, Bakurtsikhe env., 41.68 ° N, 45.85 ° E, 480 m, deciduous forest, sifted, 13. VII. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79A8259CE4D37.taxon	discussion	Comment: The expansive Ponto-Mediterranean distribution of M. fusculus ranges from the Caucasus region and the Middle East across Turkey, the Black Sea region, and the Balkans to France and South Britain (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317.taxon	description	(Figs 22 – 25)	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♂: “ Malaysia, Sabah, Sandakan, S Lokan (LF) [= logged forest], March 97, AYC Chung / FIT 9 / 3 / 4 / Pae 50 / BMNH {E} 2002 - 113, A. Y. C. Chung, LF - Logged Forest / Holotypus ♂ Medon sabahicus sp. n. det. V. Assing 2015 ” (BMNH).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) is derived from Sabah, where the type locality is situated.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317.taxon	description	Description: Body length 3.7 mm; length of forebody 2.0 mm. Elytra brown, with the humeral portion paler. Other external characters as in M. sundaicus. ♂: sternite VII (Fig. 22) transverse, posterior margin with broad and pronounced concavity, on either side with a comb of 8 palisade setae; sternite VIII (Fig. 23) with a rather large posterior excision of subtriangular shape; aedeagus 0.51 mm long and shaped as in Figs 24 – 25. Comparative notes: This species is distinguished from the similar M. sundaicus by slightly larger size, the darker coloration of the elytra, the differently shaped posterior margin of the male sternite VII with longer combs of more numerous palisade setae, and by the longer aedeagus with a differently shaped apex (ventral view) and without a dark internal structure.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317.taxon	distribution	Distribution and natural history: The type locality is situated in Sabah, northeastern Borneo, Malaysia. The holotype was collected with a flight interception trap in a logged forest.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9EC25E914137.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Iran: Chahar Mahal-o-Bakhtiyari: 3 exs., Izeh – Lordegan, 7 km SW Manj, 31 ° 34 ' N, 50 ° 34 ' E, 1250 m, 20. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss). Ilam: 8 exs., Ilam – Darreh Shar, 30 km NW Abher-e Bala, 33 ° 27 ' N, 46 ° 47 ' E, 1080 m, 19. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss); 1 ex., 10 km S Ilam City, 33 ° 34 ' N, 46 ° 25 ' E, 1300 m, 19. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9EC25E914137.taxon	discussion	Comment: The known distribution of M. frischi is confined to Iran (ASSING 2013). The above records from Ilam represent a new province record.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D998259844237.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Iran: Ilam: 15 exs., Ilam – Darreh Shar, 30 km NW Abher-e Bala, 33 ° 27 ' N, 46 ° 47 ' E, 1080 m, 19. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss); 2 exs., 10 km S Ilam City, 33 ° 34 ' N, 46 ° 25 ' E, 1300 m, 19. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D998259844237.taxon	discussion	Comment: The distribution of this species ranges from eastern Anatolia to southeastern Iran; for a map see ASSING (2009).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9D425B8F4777.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Syria: 4 exs., Latakia province, 5 km S Kasab, pine forest, sifted, 5. VI. 2010, leg. Kotán et al. (HNHM, cAss); 1 ex., Latakia province, 3 km S Kasab, pine forest, clearing, 2. VI. 2010, leg. Kotán et al. (HNHM).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9D425B8F4777.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon lanugo had been recorded only from Turkey (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first records from Syria.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F98425BC14057.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Lebanon: 1 ♂ [det. Feldmann], ca. 30 km NE Beirut, bank of Ibrahim river near Adonis, 5. III. 2014, leg. Reuter (cFel); 1 ♂ [det. Feldmann], Rayfoun, ca. 33 ° 58 ' N, 35 ° 42 ' E, mixed oak forest, ca. 990 m, pitfall trap, 28. II – 5. III. 2017, leg. Reuter (cFel).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F98425BC14057.taxon	discussion	Comment: The distribution of M. lindbergi is confined to the Middle East from central southern Anatolia to Israel (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9D425E8B4717.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Armenia: 2 ♂♂, 10 km S Kapan, SE Chakaten, 39 ° 08 ' N, 46 ° 28 ' E, 990 m, mixed deciduous forest, litter and debris sifted, 9. VII. 2016, leg. Assing (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9D425E8B4717.taxon	discussion	Comment: This species was previously known only from Iran and Azerbaijan (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first record from Armenia.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D98225EF24057.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Georgia: 5 exs., Svaneti, Khuberi river valley, 42.86 ° N, 42.04 ° E, 720 m, leaf litter sifted, 4. VII. 2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D98225EF24057.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon sequax was previously known only from Armenia (ASSING 2013). The above material represents the first record from Georgia.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9982580B4297.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Iran: Gilan: 13 exs., S Hashtpar, Asalem, 37 ° 42 ' N, 48 ° 53 ' E, 110 m, 9. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss); 4 exs., pass Khalkhal – Asalem, 37 ° 36 ' N, 48 ° 40 ' E, 2070 m, 13. X. 2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss). Georgia: 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Adjara, Skhalta valley, 41 ° 35 ' N, 42 ° 22 ' E, 800 m, 22. VI. 2017, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 1 ♂, Adjara, Skhalta valley, 41 ° 34 ' N, 42 ° 26 ' E, 980 m, 22. VI. 2017, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Svaneti, 20 km N Jvari, 42 ° 49 ' N, 42 ° 02 ' E, 600 m, 25. VI. 2017, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9982580B4297.taxon	discussion	Comment: Medon sparsiventris had been reported from North Iran and Azerbaijan. The above specimens from Georgia represent new country records.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9EE258884697.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Turkey: 1 ex., Antalya, Alanya, 22 km E Demirtas, 100 m, 1. IV. 1996, leg. Kopetz (NME); 1 ex., Antalya, Alanya, Dim Cay valley, Oteköy, 300 m, 3. IV. 1996, leg. Kopetz (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9EE258884697.taxon	discussion	Comment: This species is distributed in southern Anatolia and in the Greek island Kos (ASSING 2013).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC0FC8D9B225BB94418.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Spain: 2 exs., Galicia, Lugo, Folgoso do Courel env., car-net, 26. VI. 2012, leg. Struyve (cFel). France: 2 ♀♀, Hérault, 1 km N Cabricri, 43 ° 35 ' N, 3 ° 22 ' E, 120 m, 8. VI. 2014, leg. Apfel (cApf).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F128FFC0FC8D9B225BB94418.taxon	discussion	Comment: The above records are within the known distribution of M. ripicola.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC0FCA79D425E1F4737.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Taiwan: 2 exs., Taichung, “ 40 km., 200 Logging Road ”, 2000 m, flight interception trap, 26. – 27. VI. 2002, leg. Li (MNB); 3 exs., Nantou, Meifeng, 2100 m, 26. X. 2000, leg. Sugaya (MNB, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC0FCA79D425E1F4737.taxon	discussion	Comment: The distribution of M. alesi is confined to Taiwan (ASSING 2014).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229F225B944197.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: China: Sichuan: 2 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 33 ', E 103 ° 21 ', 1730 m, sifted, 25. V. 2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 1 ♂, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 34 ', E 103 ° 21 ', 1830 m, sifted, 26. V. 2011, leg. Grebennikov (cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229F225B944197.taxon	discussion	Comment: This recently described species has been recorded only from the Daba Shan and the Emei Shan, China (ASSING 2014).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229DC25BBB47F7.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229DC25BBB47F7.taxon	discussion	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).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8.taxon	description	(Figs 26 – 30)	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♂: “ P. R. CHINA, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 34 ' 46 ", E 103 ° 22 ' 04 ", 27. v. 2011, 1463 m, sift 07, V. Grebennikov / Holotypus ♂ Medon emeianus sp. n. det. V. Assing 2015 ” (CAS). Paratypes: 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀: same data as holotype (cSme, cAss).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) is derived from the name of the mountain where the type locality is situated.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8.taxon	description	Description: Body length 4.2 – 5.2 mm; length of forebody 2.4 – 2.7 mm. Coloration: head blackish; pronotum dark-brown; elytra brown, with the humeral angles indistinctly paler; abdomen brown to dark-brown; legs dark-yellowish; antennae dark-brown to blackish, with the basal 2 – 3 and the apical 1 – 2 antennomeres slightly to distinctly paler, occasionally pale-reddish. Head (Fig. 26) approximately as broad as long; punctation fine and dense; interstices with shallow microreticulation. Eyes large and rather weakly convex, 0.8 – 1.0 times as long as postocular region in dorsal view. Pronotum (Fig. 26) 1.00 – 1.05 times as broad as long and 0.95 – 1.00 times as broad as head; anterior and posterior margins concave in the middle; punctation dense, fine (though less so than head), and granulose; midline with or without narrowly impunctate longitudinal band. Elytra (Fig. 26) long and broad, approximately 1.25 times as long as pronotum; punctation fine, very dense, and weakly granulose. Hind wings fully developed. Abdomen narrower than elytra; punctation extremely fine and dense; interstices with shallow microreticulation; posterior margin of tergite VII with palisade fringe. ♂: sternite VII (Fig. 27) with large and concave posterior excision, margin of this excision furnished with a distinct comb of numerous long palisade setae and laterally with additional long black setae; sternite VIII (Fig. 28) small in relation to sternite VII, transverse, and with shallow median impression, this impression with black setae, posterior excision moderately deep and moderately broad; aedeagus (Figs 29 – 30) approximately 0.8 mm long; ventral process of characteristic shape; internal sac with dark structures in characteristic arrangement. Comparative notes: Based on the derived shapes and chaetotaxy of the male sternites VII – VIII and on the synapomorphically modified morphology of the aedeagus, M. emeianus undoubtedly belongs to the M. profundus group (see ASSING 2014). It is distinguished from the sympatric M. profundus, which too has been recorded from Emei Shan, by darker coloration of the antennae, slightly smaller average body size, a less deep posterior excision of the male sternite VII, a smaller posterior excision and the different chaetotaxy of the male sternite VIII, and by the differently shaped ventral process and internal structures of the aedeagus. For illustrations of M. profundus and other species of the M. profundus group see ASSING (2014).	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8.taxon	distribution	Distribution and natural history: The type locality is situated in Emei Shan, Sichuan, at an altitude of approximately 1460 m.	en	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). Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 68 (1): 69-81, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.1.069-081, URL: http://zoobank.org/9e801ade-308b-46c0-845d-1e06069eb467
