Quedius (Raphirus) omissus COIFFAIT, 1977 (Figs 17-21, Map 1)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: R i z e 333, 60 km SSE Rize, Ovitdağı Geçidi, 40°37'N, 40°47'E, 2710 m, N-slope, under stones, 25.VII.2006, leg. Assing (cAss).

C o m m e n t: This species was previously known only from the Russian part (Krasnodar, Adygeja, Karachaevo-Cherkessia) of the West Caucasus (SOLODOVNIKOV 2002). The above specimens were compared with material from the West Caucasus and represent the first records from Turkey (Map 1). The aedeagus is illustrated in Figs 17- 21.