Sunius khnzoriani ( COIFFAIT 1970)

Assing, V. & A, North, 2008, A revision of the Sunius species of the Western Palaearctic region and Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 5-135 : 50-51

4.16. Sunius khnzoriani ( COIFFAIT 1970) (Map 10)

Hypomedon khnzoriani COIFFAIT 1970: 726 f.

Sunius dolabrifer ASSING 2001a: 198 f.; nov.syn.

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:

H. khnzoriani : Holotype 3: "[locality in Cyrillic], 2-4-52 / Holotype / Hypomedon khnzoriani Coiff., H. Coiffait det. 1969 / Sunius khnzoriani (Coiffait) det. V. Assing 2007" ( MNHNP) . Paratypes: 1♀: "[same locality] 11-4-48 / Allotype / Sunius khnzoriani (Coiffait) det. V. Assing 2007" ( MNHNP) ; 1♀: "[locality in Cyrillic] 2000-2200 m, 22.-27.10.67 / [...] Microtus arvalis [collector in Cyrillic] / Paratype / Sunius khnzoriani (Coiffait) det. V. Assing 2007" ( MNHNP) .

S. dolabrifer : see ASSING (2001a).

C o m m e n t s: The original description is based on a holotype male and a female paratype from "environs d'Erevan, Arménie soviétique" and a male paratype from "Bazar Tchai" ( COIFFAIT 1970). An examination of the types revealed that they are conspecific with those of S. dolabrifer ; hence the synonymy proposed above.

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Turkey [see also ASSING 2001a, 2005c, 2005d, 2006a]: K a r s: 1 ex., S Karakurt, 1900 m, 17.VI.1986, leg. Besuchet, Löbl & Burckhardt (MHNG). Armenia: 2 exs., Yerevan env., Bochshaberd, VII.1976, leg. Boháč (cBoh). Iran: 1 ex., Esfahan province, Daran, 32°58'N, 50°24'E, 22.VI.1974, leg. Senglet (cAss); 1 ex., Mazandaran province, Kuh-e Damavand, Nandel, 36°01'N, 52°13'E, 1660 m, 16.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 1 ex., Elburs, Demavend, 2800-3200 m, 22.-25.VIII.1966, leg. Sbordoni (cZan). Georgia: 1 ex., Tbilisi, Lisi, 19.VI.-13.VII.1988, leg. Wrase (cAss).

D i a g n o s i s: seeASSING (2001a).

D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d b i o n o m i c s: The species was previously known only from Armenia and Turkey ( ASSING 2001a, 2005c, 2005d, 2006a; SMETANA 2004); it is here reported from Iran and Georgia for the first time (Map 10). The previous records from Sügözu and Sertavul Geçidi ( Turkey: Antalya) by ASSING (2005c) refer to the following species.

The material examined was collected at altitudes between 1200 and approximately 3000 m ( Iran) in March (1 record/ 1 specimen), April (4/12), May (2/9), June (4/4), July (1/2), August (2/2), and October (1/1).