Plea minutisima minutisima Leach, 1817

Shapovalov, M. I., Saprykin, M. A., Japoshvili, B. & Mumladze, L., 2019, Materials to the fauna of aquatic bugs of the infraorder Nepomorpha (Heteroptera) of the Javakheti Highland, Georgia, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (2), pp. 120-124 : 122-124

Plea minutisima minutisima Leach, 1817

MATERIAL. Dmanisi Municipality : 1.3 km N Sarkineti village, Chamligoli Lake (41°30’34.6"N 44°07’14.5"E), 1580 m a.s.l., 15.V.2017 — 2♂ ; Akhalkalaki Municipality : (41°21’12.2"N 43°20’28.3"E), Didi Tba Lake, 1780 m a.s.l., 31.VII.2016 — 12 specimens .

REMARKS. In Georgia, this species was recorded in Tiflis (Tbilisi) [Kirichenko, 1918]; and later as Plea atomaria (Pallas, 1771) also in Tiflis (Tbilisi) [Kirichenko, 1930] .

In total 12 species of aquatic bugs were found in the lakes of Javakheti Highland. Apparently, further research should also provide additional data for this area since the most of the lotic and lentic systems are yet to be studied. Since the Javakheti Highland is an important conservation target [ Matcharashvili et al., 2004], we hope that the knowledge of the regional invertebrate biodiversity will trigger further research in the region as well as help in conservation prioritization and establishing biological monitoring programs.

Acknowlegdments. The study of B. Japoshvili and L. Mumladze was supported by the Shota Rustaveli National Scientific Foundation (Research Grant: FR/479/7-130/13).