A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVII. New species from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)
Assing, Volker
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2019
2019-12-20
51
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730
3FSKW
Pace
1996
[151,470,1291,1313]
Insecta
Staphylinidae
Geostiba
Animalia
Coleoptera
3
720
Arthropoda
species
batumiensis
Sibiota
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: GEORGIA: A d j a r a: 5♂♂, 5♀♀, Chakvistavi, 41°40'47''N, 41°52'19''E, 330 m, stream valley in deciduous forest, litter sifted, 17. V.2019, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss); 2♂♂, 4♀♀, W Chakvistavi, 41°41'27''N, 41°49'48''E, 150 m, beech forest with rhododendron, litter sifted, 18. V.2019, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss); 2♂♂, 2♀♀, E Chakvistavi, 41°40'44''N, 41°53'09''E, deciduous forest, litter sifted, 400 m, 19. V.2019, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss); 4♀♀, E Chakvistavi, 41°40'34''N, 41°52'30''E, 320 m, rhododenron litter sifted, 20. V.2019, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss); 2♂♂, 1♀, E Chakvistavi, 41°40'34''N, 41°52'49''E, 360 m, road margin, deciduous forest margin, litter sifted, 20. V.2019, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss); 4♂♂, 5♀♀, Achi, 41°49'52''N, 42°00'25''E, 330 m, deciduous forest, litter near stream sifted, 21. V.2019, leg. Brachat& Meybohm(cAss); 22♂♂, 27♀♀, Meskheti Range, NE Batumi, Mtirala National Figs 1-7: Geostiba simplicicollis: ( 1) male habitus; ( 2) male forebody; ( 3) male abdominal segments VI-VIII in dorsal view; ( 4) male abdominal segments VI-VIII in lateral view; ( 5-7) median lobe of aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view. Scale bars: 1: 1.0 mm; 2-4: 0.5 mm; 5-7: 0.1 mm. Figs 8-14: Geostiba zerchei( 8-12) and G. kakhetiana( 13-14): ( 8, 13) male habitus; ( 9, 14) male forebody; ( 10-11) median lobe of aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view; ( 12) spermatheca. Scale bars: 8, 13: 1.0 mm; 9, 14: 0.5 mm; 10-12: 0.1 mm. Figs 15-23: Geostiba kakhetiana: ( 15) male abdominal segments VI-VIII; ( 16) male tergite VIII; ( 17) male sternite VIII; ( 18-20) median lobe of aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view; ( 21-23) spermatheca. Scale bars: 15: 0.5 mm; 16-17: 0.2 mm; 18-23: 0.1 mm. Figs 24-33: Geostiba frischi: ( 24) male habitus; ( 25) male forebody in dorsal view; ( 26) male forebody in lateral view; ( 27) male abdominal segments VI-VIII; ( 28-29) median lobe of aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view; ( 30) paramere; ( 31-33) spermatheca. Scale bars: 24: 1.0 mm; 25-27: 0.5 mm; 28-33: 0.1 mm. Figs 34-42: Geostiba prominens( 34-37) and G. dentata( 38-42): ( 34, 38) male forebody in dorsal view; ( 35) male forebody in lateral view; ( 36-37, 41-42) median lobe of aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view; ( 39) head in lateral view; ( 40) male abdominal segments VI-VII. Scale bars: 34-35, 38-40: 0.5 mm; 36-37, 41-42: 0.1 mm. Park, 41°40'36''N, 41°52'23''E, 300 m, deciduous forest with predominant alder, chestnut, and rhododendron, litter sifted, 18.VII.2019, leg. Assing (cAss); 10♂♂, 11♀♀, same data, but soil washing (cAss, MNB); 20♂♂, 39♀♀, Meskheti Range, NE Batumi, Mtirala National Park, 41°40'35''N, 41°52'29''E, 330 m, moist deciduous forest with predominant alder, chestnut, and rhododendron, litter sifted, 18.VII.2019, leg. Assing(cAss); 3♂♂, 3♀♀, same data, but soil washing (cAss).
C o m m e n t: Geostiba batumiensishas been recorded only from the vicinity of Batumi in the Adjara region( ASSING 2016b).
2594760939
2019-05-17
V
Brachat & Meybohm
Georgia
330
41.67972
Chakvistavi
19
41.871944
3
720
5
5
2594760944
2019-05-18
V
Brachat & Meybohm
Georgia
150
41.690834
Chakvistavi
19
41.829998
3
720
4
4
2594760951
2019-05-19
V
Brachat & Meybohm
Georgia
400
41.67889
Chakvistavi
19
41.885834
3
720
2
2
2594760940
2019-05-20
V
Brachat & Meybohm
Georgia
320
41.676113
Chakvistavi
19
41.875
3
720
4
4
2594760961
2019-05-20
V
Brachat & Meybohm
Georgia
360
41.676113
Chakvistavi
19
41.880276
3
720
1
1
2594760941
2019-05-21
V
Brachat & Meybohm
Georgia
330
41.831112
Achi
19
42.006943
3
720
5
5
2594760929
MNB
9
726
11
11
2594760945
2019-07-18
Range, NE & Assing
330
41.67639
Meskheti Range
19
41.87472
Mtirala National Park
9
726
39
39
2594760933
2019-07-18
Range, NE & Assing
330
41.67639
Meskheti Range
19
41.87472
Mtirala National Park
9
726
3
3