Leptusa (Neopisalia) rousi rousi PACE , 1983

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Leptusa fauna of the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1049-1074 : 1060-1061

Leptusa (Neopisalia) rousi rousi PACE, 1983 ( Map 5 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Russia:K r a s n o d a r s k i y K r a y: 2exs.,35kmNNE Sochi , Babuk-Aul, 43°53'N, 39°49'E, 560 m, Fagus orientalis & Castanea sativa forest, litter and bark sifted, 11.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 23 exs., 35 km NNE Sochi, Babuk-Aul , 43°54'N, 39°51'E, 1160 m, beech forest with rhododendron, rhododendron litter sifted, 14.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., 15 km ENE Krasnaya Polyana, near Pseashkha pass, 43°43'N, 40°23'E, 2040 m, moist subalpine forest (Betula, Acer), 16.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., 15 km ENE Krasnaya Polyana, near Pseashkha pass, 43°44'N, 40°23'E, 2015 m, below snowfield, under stones, 16.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 4 exs., 15 km ENE Krasnaya Polyana, S-slope of Pseashkha range, 43°43'N, 40°24'E, 2040 m, subalpine beech forest with rhododendron, sifted, 17.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: According to PACE (1989), L. rousi is represented by two subspecies, the nominal subspecies (previously known only from Krasnaya Polyana) and L. rousi agrbaensis PACE, 1983, which has been recorded only from the nearby Aibga mountain. The status of the latter requires clarification. The known distribution of L. rousi is illustrated in Map 5 .

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Map 5: Distributions of species of the subgenus Neopisalia in the Caucasus region: L. diecki (black circles), L. cimmeria (white circles), L. crinita (black triangles), L. lederi (white triangles), L. abchasica (black star), L. rousi (white diamonds), and L. glabriceps (black diamond).