Leptusa (Roubaliusa) storkani ROUBAL, 1917

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Leptusa fauna of the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1049-1074 : 1054-1055

Leptusa (Roubaliusa) storkani ROUBAL, 1917 ( Map 2 )

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: 3exs.,W-Caucasus, Krasnodar, 35 km NNE 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) ; 19 exs., 40 km NNE Sochi, S Mt. Fisht , 43°55'N, 39°51'E, 1650 m, beech forest with scattered fir, litter and dead wood sifted, 12.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 2 exs., 4 km NNW Krasnaya Polyana, Atchishkho Mt. , 43°42''N, 40°10'E, 1130 m, beech forest with rhododendron, leaf litter sifted, 19.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 9 exs., Lagonakskiy Mountains, Matazyk Mountain , 9 km S Guamka, 44°09'N, 39°55'E, 1080 m, 21. V.2014, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss) ; 4 exs., south slopes of Chernogorie Mountains, Otdalyenniy env., 44°05'N, 39°44'E, 780 m, 23. V.2014, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss). Georgia: S v a n e t i: 70 exs., Lechkhumi Mts. , Sasashi env., Muashi , 42°47'N, 42°59'E, 1390 m, 1.VII.2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss) ; 4 exs., north slopes of Svaneti Mts., NW Tsanashi , 42°48'N, 42°40'E, 1360 m, 4.VII.2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss) ; 2♀♀, 20 km N Jvari , 42°49'N, 42°02'E, 600 m, 25. VI.2017, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 333, 4♀♀, Mazeri , 43°06'N, 42°36'E, 1660 m, 26. VI.2017, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss, MNB) ; 233, 1 ♀, Ushguli-Lentekhi , 42°52'N, 43°10'E, 1530 m, 1.VII.2017, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: This species is widespread and evidently common in the West Caucasus region ( Map 2 ). For previous recent records see ASSING (2011); for additional, mostly old records without specified localities see PACE (1989).

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Map 2: Distributions of the species of the subgenus Roubaliusa in the Caucasus region: L. storkani (black circles) and L. trapezuntis (white circles).