Sample localities of specimens used for molecular analyses 1 China, Gansu, Lingtan County (NHMUK 12.8.5.23, holotype of Blarinella griselda Thomas, 1912) 2 China, Gansu, Taizishan NR (ZMMU S-195179) 3 China, Sichuan, Ruoergai (Zoige) (ZMMU G17-87) 4 China, Sichuan, Songpan (ZMMU G18-252) 5 China, Shaanxi, Mt.Qinling (after He et al. 2018) 6 China, Gansu, Huixian (ZMMU G17-12) 7 China, Sichuan, Baoxing (type locality of Blarinella quadraticauda (Milne-Edwards, 1872)). Unnumbered localities based on the GenBank data.