Taxonomy of the poorly known Quedius mutilatus group of wingless montane species from Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylinini)

Fig.1.DistributionandaedeagusvariabilityoftheQuediusmutilatusgroupintheTien-ShanMountains. Numbers are specified in Table 1. Empty symbols = typespcimens (for Q. kalabi precise locality of the holotype unknown);? = ambiguously labelled or undetermined material. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

Fig. 4. Aedeagi in the Quedius mutilatus group. A–B. Quedius mutilatus Eppelsheim, 1888. C–D. Quedius kalabi Smetana, 1995. E–F. Quedius kungeicus sp. nov. G–N. Quedius equus Smetana, 2014 (Karkara Valley, Kazakhstan), variability of the structure of the aedeagus.A, C, E, G, I, K, M = median lobe, laterally. B, D, F, H, J, L, N = paramere (dissected from median lobe), underside (side facing median lobe). Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 5. Quedius kungeicus sp. nov. A. Habitus. B. Aedeagus, laterally. C. Median lobe, in parameral view (paramere detached). D. Paramere, underside (side facing median lobe). Scale bars: 1 mm.