Laboulbenia proliferans Thaxt.

(Fig. 3B)

EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Georgia • Kvemo Kartli, Gardabani municipality, shore of lake Kumisi; 41°35’1”N, 44°51’35”E; 26.IV.2022; leg. R. Mishustin; slide #L00162; on the elytra of Chlaenius spoliatus P.Rossi, 1792 (#i00127-2) .

Ukraine • Chornomorsk district, Tarkhankut peninsula, Olenivka village, steppe; 45°22’16”N, 32°31’20”E; 04.V.2013; leg. A. Puchkov; slide #L00340; on the elytra of Chlaenius aeneocephalus Dejean, 1826 (#i00272 = SZIK K51) • Shchebetivka village; 44°55’38”N, 35°9’39”E; 02.V.1986; leg. A. Puchkov; slide #L00348; on the elytra of Chlaenius festivus (Panzer, 1796) (#i00280 = SZIK K59) • Donetsk oblast Mariupol district, Kalmius river valley; 47°7’22”N, 37°36’39”E; 04.VIII.2009; leg. A. Martynov; slide #L00349; on elytra and pronotum of C. festivus (#i00281 = SZIK K60) .

ADDITIONAL EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Iran • Meyme; 33°26’24”N, 51°10’28”E; 19.VI.2011; leg. V.Gurko; slide #L00351; on the elytra of C. festivus (#i00283 = SZIK K62) .

Nepal • Nepalgunj region; 3000 m alt.; 05.VIII.1999; leg. V. Gurko; slide #L00335; on the elytra of Chlaenius sp. (#i00286 = SZIK K65) .

KNOWN DISTRIBUTION. — Reported on very many species of ground beetles ( Carabidae) from all continents except America. However, it is impossible to provide definite data because in the past it has been frequently confused with Laboulbenia pseudomasei Thaxt. (Rossi & Weir 1997).