Microedus austinianus LeConte, 1874 (Figs 1, 6, 8, 10, 12) Microedus austinianus LeConte, 1874: 273; Fauvel 1878a: 250 [= 1878b: 86]; Van Dyke 1924: 16 (as “ austianus ” [sic]), Fall 1926: 145; Hatch 1957: 71; Moore & Legner 1972: 75; Downie & Arnett 1996: 435 Material examined. CANADA: QUEBEC: 1 ♂: Mont Albert, Parc Gaspesie. 1000 m a.s.l. 09.08.1972. J.M. & B.A. Campbell leg. (CNC); 2 ♂♂: 6 mi. S Riviere-a-Claude. 1000 m a.s.l. 18.07.1972. J.M. Campbell leg. (cSh); USA: NEW HAMPSHIRE: 1 ♂: Glen Boulder Trail, White Mts. 2500 m a.s.l. 17.08.1976. J.M. & B.A. Campbell leg. (CNC). Remarks. Microedus austinianus was originally described from “White Mountains, Vancouver Island”. This species is widely distributed in Canada and USA (Herman (2001), Newton et al. (2000), etc.). Habitus as in Fig. 1. Labrum as in Fig. 6. Mandibles as in Fig. 8. Maxilla as in Fig. 10. Labium as in Fig. 12. Aedeagus as in Figs 14–15. The aedeagus of this species is illustrated for the first time.

Published as part of Shavrin, Alexey V., 2024, Microedus LeConte, 1874 (Coleoptera: Staphylindae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini), a new genus for the Palaearctic Region, pp. 205-223 in Zootaxa 5443 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5443.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/11045155