Paederus describendus Willers, 2001 Material studied. China: Zhejiang: 1 Ƌ, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 1450 m, 11.VII.2009, Jian-Qing Zhu leg. (SNUC); 1 ♀, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 1300 m, 01.VI.2010, Jian-Qing Zhu leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 1500 m, 15.VIII.2010, Jia-Yao Hu leg. (SNUC); 11 ƋƋ, 1 ♀, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 1300–1450 m, 08.IX.2012, Jia-Yao Hu leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 1400 m, 23.X.2013, Liang Tang leg. (SNUC); 1 ♀, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 30°20'50''N, 119°25'58''E, 1300 m, 22.X.2013, Bi, Song & Tang leg. (SNUC); 5 ♀♀, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 30°21'N, 119°25'E, 1400 m, 29–30.VIII.2014, De-Yao Zhou leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, Lin’an, Tianmu Shan, 12.V.2012, Living leg. (SNUC); 2 ƋƋ, Anji, Longwang Shan, 1300 m, 12.V.2009, Feng & Yin leg. (SNUC); 2 ƋƋ, 6 ♀♀, Anji, Longwang Shan, 1200–1500 m, 22.V.2012, Yi & Zhang leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°23'59''N, 119°26'26''E, 1300–1450 m, 14.V.2013, Liang Tang leg. (SNUC); 2 ♀♀, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°24'28''N, 119°26'25''E, 1150–1500 m, 17.V.2013, Chen & Pan leg. (SNUC); 2 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°24'27''N, 119°26'41''E, 1300–1450 m, 14.V.2013, Song & Dai leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°24'45''N, 119°26'35''E, 1500 m, 17.V.2013, Zheng & Zhao leg. (SNUC); 1 ♀, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°23'59''N, 119°26'26''E, 1300–1450 m, 14.V.2013, Liang Tang leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, 5 ♀♀, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°24'55''N, 119°25'50''E, 1100–1480 m, 10.VI.2012, Hu & Yin leg. (SNUC); 1 Ƌ, Anji, Longwang Shan, 30°24'55''N, 119°25'50''E, 1100–1480 m, 10.VI.2012, Hu & Yin leg. (SNUC). Comment. The original description is based on six type specimens from the Tianmu Shan, Zhejiang (Willers, 2001). The above mentioned material indicates that it is common and widespread in the eastern Tianmu mountains, Zhejiang.

Published as part of Li, Qi-Li, Li, Li-Zhen, Gu, Fuang-Kang & Peng, Zhong, 2016, New data on brachypterous Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of mainland China, pp. 576-588 in Zootaxa 4184 (3) on page 583, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.3.11, http://zenodo.org/record/165088