Geostiba (Sibiota), 1906

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Geostiba fauna of Armenia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1075-1092 : 1090

Geostiba (Sibiota) sp. 1 ( Fig. 21 , Map 3 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 3♀♀, Vorotan pass, 39.6865°N, 45.6933°E, 2160 m, grass and plant litter sifted, 27.V.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).

C o m m e n t: Based on the shape of the spermatheca ( Fig. 21 ), the above females represent an undescribed species, which remains undescribed for want of males. The locality is illustrated in Map 3 .

Figures

Map 3: Distribution of Sibiota species in Armenia: G. pambakica (white circles); G. tigrani (black circles); G. unicuneata (white diamonds), G. immutata (black star), G. meghruica (white triangles); G. sp. 1 (black triangle); G. sp. 2 (white star).

Figs 14-21: Geostiba unituber from Pushkin pass (14-20) and G. sp. from Vorotan pass (21): (14- 17) median lobe of aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view; (18-21) spermatheca.Scale bars:0.1 mm.