A. SMETANA & A.J. BRUNKE (2021) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Quedius Stephens, 1829 of Vietnam and Laos (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Quediini). Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series 17 (2): 427-434.
Quedius (Raphirus) covid Smetana & Brunke, sp. nov.を記載。”The species epithet ‘covid’ refers to the current COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first author had great difficultly to continue his taxonomic work for about 1.5 years of this pandemic but despite this, Quedius covid represents a final contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of Quedius.”とのこと。
