Leptusa (Neopisalia) lederi EPPELSHEIM, 1883

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Leptusa fauna of the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1049-1074 : 1059

Leptusa (Neopisalia) lederi EPPELSHEIM, 1883 ( Map 5 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Georgia: S v a n e t i 11 exs., Lechkhumi Mts. , Sasashi env., Muashi , 42°47'N, 42°59'E, 1390 m, 1.VII.2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss). R a c h a: 10 exs., Ratschinskyi Mts., 5 km NW Nakerala pass, Tkibuli env., 42°23'N, 42°59'E, 1440 m, 6.VII.2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss) ; 933, 14 ♀♀, Nakerala pass, 42°23'N, 43°02'E, 1260 m, 18. V.2016, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss, MNB) ; 533, 8 ♀♀, Nakerala pass, 42°22'N, 43°02'E, 1320 m, 22. V.2016, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss, MNB) ; 13, 3♀♀, Nakerala pass, 42°23'N, 43°02'E, 1220 m, 22. V.2016, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss, MNB) .

C o m m e n t: According to PACE (1989), L. lederi had been known only from "Makeralae [probably a misspelling of Nakerala] Gebirge" and "Svanetien". The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 5 .

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Map 5: Distributions of species of the subgenus Neopisalia in the Caucasus region: L. diecki (black circles), L. cimmeria (white circles), L. crinita (black triangles), L. lederi (white triangles), L. abchasica (black star), L. rousi (white diamonds), and L. glabriceps (black diamond).