Quedius sublimbatus

Mäklin, 1853

Quedius sublimbatus is a rove beetle (Staphylinidae) with a Holarctic distribution spanning northern Eurasia and North America. The was described by Mäklin in 1853 and is currently classified within the subgenus Raphirus of the Quedius. It inhabits and subarctic regions across a broad longitudinal range.

Quedius (10.3897-zookeys.847.34049) Figure 7 by Salnitska M, Solodovnikov A (2019) Rove beetles of the genus Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Russia: a key to species and annotated catalogue. ZooKeys 847: 1-100. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.847.34049. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Quedius (10.3897-zookeys.847.34049) Figure 17 by Salnitska M, Solodovnikov A (2019) Rove beetles of the genus Quedius (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Russia: a key to species and annotated catalogue. ZooKeys 847: 1-100. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.847.34049. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Quedius sublimbatus: //ˈkwɛ.di.əs sʌb.lɪmˈbæ.təs//

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Distribution

Holarctic: Europe (Finland, Norway, Sweden), Russia (European Russia, West and East Siberia, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands), Mongolia, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon), and USA (Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota).

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Taxonomic Note

Catalogue of Life lists this as a synonym of Quedius (Raphirus) sublimbatus, reflecting subgeneric placement. GBIF and NCBI treat Quedius sublimbatus as the accepted name. The subgenus Raphirus is characterized by specific morphological features in the male genitalia and eighth tergite, though these traits have not been explicitly documented for this species in the provided sources.

Nomenclatural History

Authorship is sometimes rendered as 'Mäklin, 1853' or 'Mäklin, 1853' depending on transliteration convention for the umlaut.