Geostiba (Sibiota) medea PACE , 1996

Assing, Volker, 2016, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXIII. On the Sibiota species of the Caucasus region exclusive of Turkey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 48 (2), pp. 1097-1117 : 1106-1107

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5183234

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scientific name

Geostiba (Sibiota) medea PACE , 1996
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Geostiba (Sibiota) medea PACE, 1996 View in CoL , revalidated ( Map 1 View Map 1 )

Geostiba (Ditroposipalia) medea PACE 1996: 28 View in CoL

C o m m e n t: The original description of G. medea View in CoL is based on a single female in poor condition from " Turchia 'Schellusdag', 3000 m, 8.VII.1989, Hoth leg." ( PACE 1996). A revision of the holotype and its labels, however, revealed that the type locality is not in Turkey, but identical to the Schalbusdag (41°20'N, 47°48'E) in the East Caucasus ( Map 1 View Map 1 ) ( Russia: Republic of Dagestan) ( ASSING 2005).

Since the type localities of both G. carinicollis and G. medea were believed to be in the East Caucasus and a comparison of the type material revealed no significant morphological differences, G. medea was placed in synonymy with G. carinicollis by ASSING (2005). This synonymy, as well as the correction of the type locality escaped the notice of SCHÜLKE & SMETANA (2015), who list G. medea as a valid species in the subgenus Sipalotricha SCHEERPELTZ, 1931 and distributed in the Turkish province Adana.

A re-examination of the type locality of G. carinicollis (see the preceding section) revealed that it is not situated in the East Caucasus, but in Kvemo Kartli, South Georgia ( Map 2 View Map 2 ), so that G. medea undoubtedly represents a distinct species. In consequence, the name is revalidated. However, its affiliations with other Caucasian Sibiota species are currently unclear, as the male sexual characters are unknown.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Geostiba

Loc

Geostiba (Sibiota) medea PACE , 1996

Assing, Volker 2016
2016
Loc

Geostiba (Ditroposipalia) medea

PACE R 1996: 28
1996
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