Geostiba (Sibiota) meghruica, Assing, 2016

Assing, Volker, 2018, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVI. New species and additional records, primarily from the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1033-1054 : 1042

Geostiba (Sibiota) meghruica ASSING, 2016 ( Map 2 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 1♂, 1♀, SSW Kapan, forest above Shishkert, 39°04'N, 46°22'E, 2040 m, roots, litter, and stony soil sifted, 12.VII.2018, leg. Assing (cAss).

C o m m e n t: The original description of G. meghruica is based on material from the Gomarants pass and its immediate vicinity. The above record expands the known range to the south slope of Mount Khustup ( Map 2 ).

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Map 2: Distributions of Geostiba unicuneata (black circles), G. deliqua (white circle), and G. meghruica (black diamonds).