On the Leptusa fauna of the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Author
Assing, Volker
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2017
2017-12-11
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5183138
0253-116X
5183138
Leptusa
(
Roubaliusa
)
storkani
ROUBAL
,
1917
(
Map 2
)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:
Russia
:K r a s n o d a r s k i y K r a y:
3exs.
,W-Caucasus,
Krasnodar
,
35 km
NNE Sochi
,
Babuk-Aul
,
43°53'N
,
39°49'E
,
560 m
,
Fagus
orientalis
&
Castanea
sativa
forest, litter and bark sifted,
11.VII.2011
, leg.
Assing
(cAss)
;
19 exs.
,
40 km
NNE Sochi
, S
Mt. Fisht
,
43°55'N
,
39°51'E
,
1650 m
, beech forest with scattered fir, litter and dead wood sifted,
12.VII.2011
, leg.
Assing
(cAss)
;
2 exs.
,
4 km
NNW Krasnaya Polyana
,
Atchishkho Mt.
, 43°42''N,
40°10'E
,
1130 m
, beech forest with rhododendron, leaf litter sifted,
19.VII.2011
, leg.
Assing
(cAss)
;
9 exs.
,
Lagonakskiy Mountains
,
Matazyk Mountain
,
9 km
S Guamka
,
44°09'N
,
39°55'E
,
1080 m
,
21.
V
.2014
, leg.
Pütz
(cPüt, cAss)
;
4 exs.
, south slopes of
Chernogorie Mountains
,
Otdalyenniy
env.,
44°05'N
,
39°44'E
,
780 m
,
23.
V
.2014
, leg.
Pütz
(cPüt, cAss).
Georgia
: S v a n e t i:
70 exs.
,
Lechkhumi Mts.
,
Sasashi
env.,
Muashi
,
42°47'N
,
42°59'E
,
1390 m
,
1.VII.2015
, leg.
Pütz
(cPüt, cAss)
;
4 exs.
, north slopes of
Svaneti Mts.
, NW
Tsanashi
,
42°48'N
,
42°40'E
,
1360 m
,
4.VII.2015
, leg.
Pütz
(cPüt, cAss)
;
2♀♀
,
20 km
N
Jvari
,
42°49'N
,
42°02'E
,
600 m
,
25.
VI
.2017
, leg.
Brachat
&
Meybohm
(cAss)
;
333,
4♀♀
,
Mazeri
,
43°06'N
,
42°36'E
,
1660 m
,
26.
VI
.2017
, leg.
Brachat
&
Meybohm
(cAss,
MNB
)
;
233,
1 ♀
,
Ushguli-Lentekhi
,
42°52'N
,
43°10'E
,
1530 m
,
1.VII.2017
, leg.
Brachat
&
Meybohm
(cAss)
.
C o m m e n t: This species is widespread and evidently common in the West Caucasus region (
Map 2
). For previous recent records see
ASSING (2011)
; for additional, mostly old records without specified localities see
PACE (1989)
.