<mods:affiliationid="7A72FAC095C388B9F26EF2DE82EF1FCB">Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili av. 3 / 5 Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia</mods:affiliation>
The species is generally distributed in the Caucasus. Out of Georgia, it is known from Armenia (
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) and Turkey (
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;
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;
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; 1969 m a.s.l.; 14/15 June 2014; Leg. D Fominikh; ZIN (Fig.
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).
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<paragraphid="F7CF9EDB7036F8830BAA6A2533964547"pageId="0"pageNumber="83">IUCN red list status.</paragraph>
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<paragraphid="A125718BAE24DF47FA97EA954D794F79"pageId="0"pageNumber="83">National red list status.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="313933EB04D9743B25302E760A7CA96A"pageId="0"pageNumber="83">DD. The species from Georgia is so far known only from a single locality. Most probably, the species occupies a large area in Georgia; however, at this moment, the data is insufficient to assess its conservation status.</paragraph>