identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
1E50F430F120FFC8FC8D99625B3D4778.text	1E50F430F120FFC8FC8D99625B3D4778.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon apicalis (KRAATZ 1857)	<div><p>Medon apicalis (KRAATZ, 1857)</p> <p>(Map 1)</p> <p>Material examined: Hungary: 2 exs., Bács-Kiskun, Kunpeszér, car-net, 27.IV.2005, leg. Merkl &amp; 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 ♀, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.266666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=44.316666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.266666/lat 44.316666)">Zadar region</a>, 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, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=28.983334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.2" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 28.983334/lat 41.2)">Mahmut Göleti</a>, 41°12'N, 28°59'E, IX.2014, leg. Hetzel (cFel, cAss).</p> <p>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).</p> <p>The specimen from Istanbul was collected together with M. maronitus.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F120FFC8FC8D99625B3D4778	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F123FFC8FF229EE25ED64617.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon maronitus (SAULCY 1865)	<div><p>Medon maronitus (SAULCY, 1865)</p> <p>Material examined: Turkey: 9 exs., Istanbul, Belgrad Ormanı, near Ikinci, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=28.983334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.2" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 28.983334/lat 41.2)">Mahmut Göleti</a>, 41°12'N, 28°59'E, IX.2014, leg. Hetzel (cFel, cAss).</p> <p>Armenia: 1 ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=44.78&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.92" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 44.78/lat 39.92)">Dashtakar</a> env., bank of Vedi river, 39.92°N, 44.78°E, 1000 m, 18.V.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc).</p> <p>Georgia: 1 ex., Kachetia, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.9" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.4/lat 41.9)">Tsiv-Gombori mountain range</a>, 5 km W Telavi, 41°54'N, 45°24'E, 1090 m, beech forest, 8.VII.2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt); 1 ex., Kachetia, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=44.316666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.75" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 44.316666/lat 41.75)">TsivGombori mountain range</a>, 3 km N Sagarejo, 41°45'N, 44°19'E, 930 m, beech forest, 30.VI.2015, leg. Pütz (cAss).</p> <p>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., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.1" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.45/lat 33.1)">5 km SE Darreh Shar</a>, 33°06'N, 47°27'E, 620 m, 19.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB); 4 exs., S Hashtpar, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.883335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.7" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.883335/lat 37.7)">Asalem</a>, 37°42'N, 48°53'E, 110 m, 9.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss); 1 ex., pass <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.666668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.6" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.666668/lat 37.6)">Khalkhal-Asalem</a>, 37°36'N, 48°40'E, 2070 m, 13.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB).</p> <p>Comment: The vast distribution ranges from the southern Balkans to Middle Asia and the Middle East (ASSING 2009). The above male from Armenia represents a new country record.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F123FFC8FF229EE25ED64617	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9E025E574617.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon bifidus ASSING 2013	<div><p>Medon bifidus ASSING, 2013</p> <p>Material examined: Nepal: 1 ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=84.48333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.366667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 84.48333/lat 28.366667)">Manaslu</a>, E-slope of Ngali Khola valley, 28°22'N, 84°29'E, 2000–2300 m, 15.V.2005, leg. Schmidt (NME).</p> <p>Comment: The above male was collected together with the type specimens.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9E025E574617	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D98A25E7E40D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon corniger ASSING 2013	<div><p>Medon corniger ASSING, 2013</p> <p>Material examined: Nepal: 2 ♂♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=84.48333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.366667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 84.48333/lat 28.366667)">Manaslu</a>, E-slope of Ngali Khola valley, 28°22'N, 84°29'E, 2000–2300 m, 15.V.2005, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss).</p> <p>Comment: The known distribution of M. corniger ranges from the Manaslu range in Central Nepal to Yunnan (China) (ASSING 2013).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D98A25E7E40D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9B625BC94D17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon dhaulagiricus ASSING 2013	<div><p>Medon dhaulagiricus ASSING, 2013</p> <p>Material examined: Nepal: 9 exs., SW-Dhaulagiri, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=83.26667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.516666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 83.26667/lat 28.516666)">Maraini</a>, 28°31'N, 83°16'E, 2400–2800 m, 11.V.2013, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss).</p> <p>Comment: This recently described species was previously known only from the type locality (Marang Khola valley) (ASSING 2013).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9B625BC94D17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9F825AA44077.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon excavatus ASSING 2013	<div><p>Medon excavatus ASSING, 2013</p> <p>Material examined: Greece: 1 ♂, Pelopónnisos, Ahaia, Oros Skepasto, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.083334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.083332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.083334/lat 38.083332)">Plataniotisa</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.083334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.083332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.083334/lat 38.083332)">Agios Konstantinos</a>, 38°05'N, 22°05'E, 1040 m, subterranean pitfall trap, 20.V.2011 – 2.VI.2012, leg. Giachino &amp; 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).</p> <p>Comment: This recently described species has been recorded only from the Peloponnisos, Greece (ASSING 2013).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9F825AA44077	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F99E2588343F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon gratus CAMERON 1931	<div><p>Medon gratus CAMERON, 1931</p> <p>Material examined: Pakistan: 10 exs., Swat, Marghuzar, 1300 m, 8.V.1983, leg. Besuchet &amp; Löbl (MHNG, cAss); 1 ex., Swat, Malam Jabba, 2500–2600 m, 18.V.1983, leg. Besuchet &amp; Löbl (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: Medon gratus was previously known from North India and Afghanistan (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first records from Pakistan.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F99E2588343F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9E2258034657.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon guignoti COIFFAIT 1987	<div><p>Medon guignoti COIFFAIT, 1987</p> <p>Material examined: Greece: 1 ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.983334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.65" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.983334/lat 38.65)">Evia</a>, road Metochi-Kimi, Oros Pighadhaki, 38°39'N, 23°59'E, 580 m, 7.VI.2012 – 8.VI.2014, leg. Giachino &amp; Vailati (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: The distribution of this rarely found species is confined to the southern Balkans (Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria). For a map see ASSING (2013).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9E2258034657	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9D425F7744D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon inexcisus ASSING 2013	<div><p>Medon inexcisus ASSING, 2013</p> <p>Material examined: Nepal: 8 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=84.13333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.383333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 84.13333/lat 28.383333)">Kaski</a>, Bachhar Kharka, NE Sikles, 28°23'N, 84°08'E, 2200–2400 m, 15.IX.2013, leg. Hagge &amp; Schmidt (NME, cAss).</p> <p>Comment: Medon excisus is apparently endemic to the southeastern Annapurna range (ASSING 2013).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9D425F7744D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9FC25EEF41B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon manasluensis ASSING 2010	<div><p>Medon manasluensis ASSING, 2010</p> <p>Material examined: Nepal: 3 ♀♀, SE-Manaslu, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=84.78333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.15" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 84.78333/lat 28.15)">Gupchi Danda</a>, 28°09'N, 84°47'E, 2900–3200 m, 21.V.2006, leg. Schmidt (NME).</p> <p>Comment: The identification of the above females is somewhat tentative and mainly based on the vicinity of the above locality to the type locality.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FC8D9FC25EEF41B7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9D42587F4737.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon petrochilosi COIFFAIT 1970	<div><p>Medon petrochilosi COIFFAIT, 1970</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Comment: The known distribution ranges from Croatia and Macedonia southwards to the southern Peloponnisos. For a map see ASSING (2013).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFC9FF0F9D42587F4737	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon arunicus Assing 2018	<div><p>Medon arunicus spec. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 69F2F945-73D2-455D-A9E4-AED64A103AE8</p> <p>(Figs 1–6)</p> <p>Type material: Holotype ♂: “E-NEPAL, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=87.22444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.609167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 87.22444/lat 27.609167)">Arun Valley</a>, 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, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=87.23333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.616667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 87.23333/lat 27.616667)">Arun Valley</a>, env. Tashigaon, 2200–2400 m, 12.+ 28.–29.V.2014, 27°37'N, 87°14'E, leg. Schmidt ” (NME, cAss).</p> <p>Etymology: The specific epithet is an adjective derived from Arun, the name of the valley where the type specimens were discovered.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Abdomen slightly broader than elytra; punctation dense and very fine; interstices with shallow microreticulation; posterior margin of tergite VII without palisade fringe.</p> <p>♂: 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.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F122FFCFFC8D9A0258B94218	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon acutapicalis Assing 2018	<div><p>Medon acutapicalis spec. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 78914E12-DB20-4D30-AA87-E81646700BC5</p> <p>(Figs 7–12)</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) alludes to the acute apex of the ventral process in lateral view.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Elytra approximately 0.65 times as long as pronotum (Fig. 7). Other external characters as in M. arunicus.</p> <p>♂: 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F124FFCFFF0F9BC25EDB40D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F124FFCCFC8D9AC25BAA4418.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon brunneus (ERICHSON 1839)	<div><p>Medon brunneus (ERICHSON, 1839)</p> <p>Material examined: France: 3 exs., Mercantour, N Sospel, NNE <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=7.483333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=43.933334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 7.483333/lat 43.933334)">Col de Bruis</a>, 43°56'N, 07°29'E, 735 m, 15.VII.2009, leg. Schnitter &amp; Komposch (NME, cAss). Italy: Veneto: 2 exs., Valdobbiadene (TV), <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.033334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=45.933334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.033334/lat 45.933334)">Pian de Farne</a>, 45°56'N, 12°02'E, 1000 m, 26.IX.2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB); 2 exs., Valdobbiadene (TV), <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.016666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=45.916668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.016666/lat 45.916668)">Pianezze</a>, 45°55'N, 12°01'E, 950 m, 4.X.2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB); 2 exs., Valdobbiadene (TV), Strada S. <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.033334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=45.9" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.033334/lat 45.9)">Alberto</a>, 45°54'N, 12°02'E, 450 m, 3.X.2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB); 2 exs., Monte Grappa (TV), <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=11.866667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=45.883335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 11.866667/lat 45.883335)">Monte Tomba</a>, 45°53'N, 11°52'E, 980 m, 6.X.2013, leg. Meybohm (cAss, MNB).</p> <p>Comment: The above records are within the known distribution of M. brunneus.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F124FFCCFC8D9AC25BAA4418	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFCCFF229DC2597447F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon cauchoisi JARRIGE 1949	<div><p>Medon cauchoisi JARRIGE, 1949</p> <p>Material examined: Spain: 1 ex., Alicante, NW <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-0.21666667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.683334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -0.21666667/lat 38.683334)">El Castell de Guadalest</a>, 1 km W Beniarda, 38°41'N, 0°13'W, 550 m, 25.XI.2013, leg. Forcke (cAss); 2 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-0.2&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.766666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -0.2/lat 38.766666)">Alicante</a>, W Benigembla, Bco. de Malafi, 38°46'N, 0°12'W, 520 m, 29.XI.2013, leg. Forcke (MNB).</p> <p>Comment: The Atlanto-Mediterranean distribution of M. cauchoisi ranges from Northwest Africa across the Iberian Peninsula to Southwest France (ASSING 2013).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFCCFF229DC2597447F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFCCFF2299225E1744B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon dilutus subsp. pythonissa (SAULCY 1865)	<div><p>Medon dilutus pythonissa (SAULCY, 1865)</p> <p>Material examined: Greece: Mainland: 1 ex., AtikíPiréas, Oros Geránia, 1280 m, subterranean pitfall trap, 30.V.2003 - 15.VI.2004, leg. Giachino &amp; Vailati (MNB); 2 exs., Atikí, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.266666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.183334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.266666/lat 38.183334)">Oros Kithairón</a>, 38°11'N, 23°16'E, 1210 m, subterranean pitfall trap, 22.V.2011 - 4.VI.2012, leg. Giachino &amp; Vailati (MNB). Crete: 3 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.99&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.42" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.99/lat 35.42)">Therisos Gorge valley</a>, 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, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.36" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.92/lat 35.36)">Omalos</a> env., 35.36°N, 23.92°E, sifted, 24.IV.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc); 1 ex., Lefka Ori, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.92&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.36" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.92/lat 35.36)">Omalos</a> env., 35.36°N, 23.92°E, 1100 m, sifted, 20.IV.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc); 4 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.87&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.37" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.87/lat 35.37)">Aloides</a> env., 35.37°N, 24.87°E, 420 m, tree cavities of Olea trees sifted, 18.IV.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc).</p> <p>Armenia: 1 ♀, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.39" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.25/lat 39.39)">Lanjanist</a> 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., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=43.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.75" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 43.15/lat 41.75)">Atskuri</a> env., 41°45'N, 43°09'E, 1150 m, 20.VI.2013, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).</p> <p>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).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFCCFF2299225E1744B7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79DA25F6347D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon dilutus subsp. quadriceps (WOLLASTON 1864)	<div><p>Medon dilutus quadriceps (WOLLASTON, 1864)</p> <p>Material examined: Morocco: 1 ♀, S Gorges du Dades, 26.XII.1993, leg. Arndt &amp; Gröger (NME); 2 ♂♂, 50 km S Marrakech, Asni env., 1300 m, leaf litter, 4.V.1998, leg. Erber (NME, cAss).</p> <p>Comment: This subspecies is distributed in North Africa, Sicily, and the Canary Islands (ASSING 2013).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79DA25F6347D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFCCFCA799425EFC40D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon niger CAMERON 1924	<div><p>Medon niger CAMERON, 1924</p> <p>Material examined: India: 1 ♂, Uttarakhand, 1 km W Harsil, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=78.71667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.033333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 78.71667/lat 31.033333)">Bhagirathi river</a>, 31°02'N, 78°43'E, 2460 m, 15.IV.2012, leg. Anichtchenko (cSha).</p> <p>Comment: Medon niger has been recorded from North India and Nepal (ASSING 2013).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFCCFCA799425EFC40D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79F025F4D4197.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon rufiventris (NORDMANN 1837)	<div><p>Medon rufiventris (NORDMANN, 1837)</p> <p>Material examined: Hungary: 1 ex., Békés, Szarvas, carnet, 3.–5.VIII.2000, leg. Merkl (HNHM). Greece: 1 ♂, Crete, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.87&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.37" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.87/lat 35.37)">Aloides</a> 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).</p> <p>Comment: The distribution of M. rufiventris is of the Ponto-Mediterranean type (ASSING 2013).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFCCFCA79F025F4D4197	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFCCFF229F625BA141F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon semiobscurus (FAUVEL 1875)	<div><p>Medon semiobscurus (FAUVEL, 1875)</p> <p>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 ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.966667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.7/lat 33.966667)">Rayfoun</a>, 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. <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.433334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.75/lat 32.433334)">Zubia Cave</a>, 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).</p> <p>Comment: The above specimens from Syria are macropterous, dark-coloured, and have the head and pronotum distinctly microsculptured.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFCCFF229F625BA141F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon sundaicus Assing 2018	<div><p>Medon sundaicus spec. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5009E115-85F9-441E-9348-2FFCEEC75102</p> <p>(Figs 13–21)</p> <p>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., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=121.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-1.75" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 121.666664/lat -1.75)">Taronggo</a>, 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, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=121.36667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-1.9166667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 121.36667/lat -1.9166667)">Gililana village</a>, 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).</p> <p>Additional material: 1 ♂ [in poor condition]: “ Thailand, Ban Sai Yok, 9.III.82, Rougemont” (cRou).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>♂: 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F127FFC2FCA79A0259FD44B7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79A8259CE4D37.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon fusculus (MANNERHEIM 1830)	<div><p>Medon fusculus (MANNERHEIM, 1830)</p> <p>Material examined: Georgia: 7 exs., Kakheti, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=45.85&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.68" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 45.85/lat 41.68)">Bakurtsikhe</a> env., 41.68°N, 45.85°E, 480 m, deciduous forest, sifted, 13.VII.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).</p> <p>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).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79A8259CE4D37	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon sabahicus Assing 2018	<div><p>Medon sabahicus spec. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 24AF6CD2-27BC-45D4-A2AB-735AA815D552</p> <p>(Figs 22–25)</p> <p>Type material: Holotype ♂: “ Malaysia, Sabah, Sandakan, S Lokan (LF) [= logged forest], March 97, AYC Chung / FIT 9/3/4 / Pae50 / BMNH {E} 2002-113, A. Y. C. Chung, LF - Logged Forest / Holotypus ♂ Medon sabahicus sp. n. det. V. Assing 2015” (BMNH).</p> <p>Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) is derived from Sabah, where the type locality is situated.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>♂: 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F129FFC2FCA79DA259A24317	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9EC25E914137.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon frischi ASSING 2005	<div><p>Medon frischi ASSING, 2005</p> <p>Material examined: Iran: Chahar Mahal-o-Bakhtiyari: 3 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=50.566666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.566668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 50.566666/lat 31.566668)">Izeh–Lordegan</a>, 7 km SW Manj, 31°34'N, 50°34'E, 1250 m, 20.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss). Ilam: 8 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.783333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.783333/lat 33.45)">Ilam–Darreh Shar</a>, 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 <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.416668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.566666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.416668/lat 33.566666)">Ilam City</a>, 33°34'N, 46°25'E, 1300 m, 19.X.2011, leg. Frisch (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: The known distribution of M. frischi is confined to Iran (ASSING 2013). The above records from Ilam represent a new province record.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9EC25E914137	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D998259844237.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT 1970	<div><p>Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT, 1970</p> <p>Material examined: Iran: Ilam: 15 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.783333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.783333/lat 33.45)">Ilam–Darreh Shar</a>, 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 <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.416668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.566666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.416668/lat 33.566666)">Ilam City</a>, 33°34'N, 46°25'E, 1300 m, 19.X.2011, leg. Frisch (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: The distribution of this species ranges from eastern Anatolia to southeastern Iran; for a map see ASSING (2009).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D998259844237	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9D425B8F4777.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon lanugo ASSING 2004	<div><p>Medon lanugo ASSING, 2004</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Comment: Medon lanugo had been recorded only from Turkey (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first records from Syria.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9D425B8F4777	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F98425BC14057.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon lindbergi SCHEERPELTZ 1958	<div><p>Medon lindbergi SCHEERPELTZ, 1958</p> <p>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], <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.966667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.7/lat 33.966667)">Rayfoun</a>, ca. 33°58'N, 35°42'E, mixed oak forest, ca. 990 m, pitfall trap, 28.II–5.III.2017, leg. Reuter (cFel).</p> <p>Comment: The distribution of M. lindbergi is confined to the Middle East from central southern Anatolia to Israel (ASSING 2013).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F98425BC14057	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9D425E8B4717.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon paradisiacus ASSING 2004	<div><p>Medon paradisiacus ASSING, 2004</p> <p>Material examined: Armenia: 2 ♂♂, 10 km S <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=46.466667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.133335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 46.466667/lat 39.133335)">Kapan</a>, SE Chakaten, 39°08'N, 46°28'E, 990 m, mixed deciduous forest, litter and debris sifted, 9.VII.2016, leg. Assing (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: This species was previously known only from Iran and Azerbaijan (ASSING 2013). The above specimens represent the first record from Armenia.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D9D425E8B4717	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D98225EF24057.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon sequax ASSING 2004	<div><p>Medon sequax ASSING, 2004</p> <p>Material examined: Georgia: 5 exs., <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.04&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.86" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.04/lat 42.86)">Svaneti</a>, Khuberi river valley, 42.86°N, 42.04°E, 720 m, leaf litter sifted, 4.VII.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).</p> <p>Comment: Medon sequax was previously known only from Armenia (ASSING 2013). The above material represents the first record from Georgia.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FC8D98225EF24057	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9982580B4297.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon sparsiventris EPPELSHEIM 1889	<div><p>Medon sparsiventris EPPELSHEIM, 1889</p> <p>Material examined: Iran: Gilan: 13 exs., S Hashtpar, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.883335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.7" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.883335/lat 37.7)">Asalem</a>, 37°42'N, 48°53'E, 110 m, 9.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss); 4 exs., pass <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.666668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.6" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.666668/lat 37.6)">Khalkhal–Asalem</a>, 37°36'N, 48°40'E, 2070 m, 13.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB, cAss).</p> <p>Georgia: 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Adjara, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.366665&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.583332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.366665/lat 41.583332)">Skhalta valley</a>, 41°35'N, 42°22'E, 800 m, 22.VI.2017, leg. Brachat &amp; Meybohm (cAss); 1 ♂, Adjara, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.033333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.816666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.033333/lat 42.816666)">Skhalta valley</a>, 41°34'N, 42°26'E, 980 m, 22.VI.2017, leg. Brachat &amp; Meybohm (cAss); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Svaneti, 20 km N Jvari, 42°49'N, 42°02'E, 600 m, 25.VI.2017, leg. Brachat &amp; Meybohm (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: Medon sparsiventris had been reported from North Iran and Azerbaijan. The above specimens from Georgia represent new country records.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9982580B4297	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9EE258884697.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon subfusculus FAGEL 1969	<div><p>Medon subfusculus FAGEL, 1969</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Comment: This species is distributed in southern Anatolia and in the Greek island Kos (ASSING 2013).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC3FF0F9EE258884697	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F128FFC0FC8D9B225BB94418.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon ripicola (KRAATZ 1854)	<div><p>Medon ripicola (KRAATZ, 1854)</p> <p>Material examined: Spain: 2 exs., Galicia, Lugo, Folgoso do Courel env., car-net, 26.VI.2012, leg. Struyve (cFel). France: 2 ♀♀, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=3.3666668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=43.583332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 3.3666668/lat 43.583332)">Hérault</a>, 1 km N Cabricri, 43°35'N, 3°22'E, 120 m, 8.VI.2014, leg. Apfel (cApf).</p> <p>Comment: The above records are within the known distribution of M. ripicola.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F128FFC0FC8D9B225BB94418	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F12BFFC0FCA79D425E1F4737.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon alesi ASSING 2014	<div><p>Medon alesi ASSING, 2014</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Comment: The distribution of M. alesi is confined to Taiwan (ASSING 2014).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F12BFFC0FCA79D425E1F4737	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229F225B944197.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon profundus ASSING 2014	<div><p>Medon profundus ASSING, 2014</p> <p>Material examined: China: Sichuan: 2 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, Emei Shan, N 29°33', E103°21', 1730 m, sifted, 25.V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (CAS, cSme, cAss); 1 ♂, Emei Shan, N 29°34', E103°21', 1830 m, sifted, 26.V.2011, leg. Grebennikov (cAss).</p> <p>Comment: This recently described species has been recorded only from the Daba Shan and the Emei Shan, China (ASSING 2014).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229F225B944197	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229DC25BBB47F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon umbilicatus CAMERON 1924	<div><p>Medon umbilicatus CAMERON, 1924</p> <p>Material examined: Nepal: 1 ♂, Seti, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=81.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.683332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 81.35/lat 29.683332)">Bajhang district</a>, 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).</p> <p>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).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F12BFFC0FF229DC25BBB47F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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.text	1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Medon emeianus Assing 2018	<div><p>Medon emeianus spec. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 30FF85B2-BAA4-466A-8544-39A67BC45938</p> <p>(Figs 26–30)</p> <p>Type material: Holotype ♂: “P. R. CHINA, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N29°34'46", E103°22'04", 27.v.2011, 1463 m, sift07, V. Grebennikov / Holotypus ♂ Medon emeianus sp. n. det. V. Assing 2015” (CAS). Paratypes: 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀: same data as holotype (cSme, cAss).</p> <p>Etymology: The specific epithet (adjective) is derived from the name of the mountain where the type locality is situated.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>♂: 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.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Distribution and natural history: The type locality is situated in Emei Shan, Sichuan, at an altitude of approximately 1460 m.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E50F430F12BFFC1FCA79E225B0443F8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Assing, Volker	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
