Adshardicus strasseri Golovatch, 1981

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Adshardicus strasseri Golovatch, 1981

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Type locality. GEORGIA : Ajaria, Batumi, Batumi Botanical Garden, Zeleny Mys (Green Cape).

Material studied (total: 16 males, 24 females) . Topotypes (total: 2 males, 10 females) . GEORGIA: 2 males, 10 females , Ajaria, Zelenyi Mys, Batumi Botanical Garden , 20–150 m asl, forest litter, 9 Oct. 1981, S. Golovatch leg. ( ZMUM ρ3221).

Other material (total: 14 males, 14 females). All from GEORGIA : 4 males, 5 females, Ajaria, Kintrish Nature Reserve , Zeraboseli , 450–600 m asl, deciduous forest, litter and under stones, 13 Oct. 1981, S. Golovatch leg. ( ZMUM ρ3222) ; 1 male, 2 females, same data, except: 800 m asl, Rhododendron thicket, litter ( ZMUM ρ3223) ; 2 males, 6 females (ZMUM ρ3224), 2 males, 1 female ( IZB), same data, except: 12 Oct. 1984, E. Kvavadze leg. ; 1 male, Ajaria, Keda District, Tskhmorisi , deciduous forest, litter, 11 Oct. 1981, S. Golovatch leg. ( IZB) ; 1 male, Ajaria, E of Kobuleti , 3 km SE of Chakhati, deciduous forest, near spring, litter and under stones, 14 Oct. 1981, S. Golovatch leg. ( ZMUM ρ3225) ; 1 male, Ajaria, Q’orolistavi towards mountain Mts, Mt’ irala, 940 m asl, Fagus & Alnus forest along a small dry river, dense Rubus understory, thin layer of Alnus leaves, 1 Oct. 2012, F. Walther leg. ( SMNG) ; 1 male, same data, except: 730 m asl, old Fagus forest with logs and a dense layer of leaf litter ( SMNG) ; 1 male (fragmented), Sataplia Nature Reserve, near Tsqaltubo (= Tskhaltubo), Apr. 1983, D.A. Krivolutsky leg. ( ZMUM ρ3226).

Notes. Some morphological details were omitted from the original description by Golovatch (1981): male legpairs 3 and 4 each with a basal exterior protrusion on the prefemur and a tarsal bulge. Male leg-pair 5 with a basal oral protrusion on the prefemur. The sternum of male leg-pair 12 has an oral medial protrusion. The sternum of male leg-pair 13 is likewise with an oral medial protrusion, the coxae being rounded and swollen. A depression is observed between the ocellaria ( Fig. 10 B, C). The body has 31 segments (including telson) in adults.

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FIGURE 10. Adshardicus strasseri Golovatch, 1981. A. Habitus, male from Georgia, Ajaria, Q’orolistavi towards mountain Mts, Mt’ irala. B. Head, lateral view, topotype male C. Head, frontal view, topotype male. Scale line = 1 mm.

FIGURE 11. Adshardicus strasseri Golovatch, 1981., male from Georgia, Ajaria, Keda District, Tskhmorisi. A. Pleurotergite 14 and 15, posterior view. B. Pleurotergite 14 and 15, lateral view. C. Pleurotergite 14 and 15, dorsal view. D. Lateral keel of the pleurotergite 15, dorsal view. E. Anterior gonopods, anterior view. F. Anterior gonopods, lateral view. G. Anterior gonopods, posterior view. H. Posterior gonopods, posterior view.