Orphnebius hastatus ASSING, 2006 Material examined Nepal: 10 exs., SW-Dhaulagiri, Dhara Khola valley, 28°31'N, 83°18'E, 1900 m, 21.-22.V.2012, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss); 1 ex., Gandaki prov., Manaslu, Bara Pokhari Lekh, Chhandi Khola, 2000-2300 m, 11.-12.IV.2003, leg. Schmidt (NME); 1 ex., Manaslu, S Bara Pokhari, 2300 m, 8.IV.2003, leg. Schmidt (NME); 1 ex., Manaslu, S Bara Pokhari, 28°15'N, 84°25'E, 2100 m, 29.IV.2005, leg. Schmidt (NME); 5 exs., Manaslu, Dudh Pokhari Lekh, below Helam Pokhari, 2000 m, 22.IV.2003, leg. Schmidt (NME, cAss). Comment: The original description of O. hastatus is based on a unique holotype from the Manaslu range (ASSING 2006a).

Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, On the Orphnebius fauna of the East Palaearctic region. VI. Six new species from China and Taiwan, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini), pp. 101-125 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1) on page 105, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5413940