Geostiba (Sibiota) unicuneata ASSING, 2016

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Geostiba fauna of Armenia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1075-1092 : 1082

Geostiba (Sibiota) unicuneata ASSING, 2016 ( Map 3 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia:13, 1♀, pass N Goris, 39°36'N, 46°19'E, 1990 m, Nslope with small stream valleys with water, litter, debris, and moss sifted, 10.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♀, same data, but 9.VII.2017, leg. Schülke (MNB) ; 1233, 20♀♀ [partly teneral], NW Goris, W Verishen, 39°32'N, 46°19'E, 1670 m, margin of oak forest, litter, moss, and roots beneath Quercus and Rosa sifted, 12.VII.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB).

C o m m e n t: The original description of G. unicuneata is based on material from the environs of Jermuk. The above records suggest that the species is widespread in the Qarabag range ( Map 3 ). Some of the specimens are teneral.

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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).