Elia (Caucasica) somchetica (Pfeiffer, 1846)

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Clausilia somchetica - Pfeiffer 1846: p. 94

Type locality.

"Somchetia" (= Somkheti).

Distribution.

Widely distributed along the ranges of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus. Isolated occurrences in the Oshten-Fisht mountain complex and at Stavropol (both in Russia), as well as in Kars Province (Turkey).

Habitat.

Moist mountain forests and rocky subalpine meadows up to 2500 m; among leaf litter, in rock crevices and under stones.

Occurrence data.

Samtskhe - Javakheti • N41.6976°, E43.5188°; 2420 m; leg. OD-IS, 2009 (IS, MS) • N41.7014°, E43.5131°; 2210 m; leg. JG-LM-MS, (ISU, MS) • N41.5260°, E43.0310°; 1320 m; leg. LM, 2020 (ISU) • N41.5187°, E43.0397°; 1510 m; leg. LM, 2020 (ISU) • N41.3995°, E43.6196°; 2050 m; leg. LM, 2017 (ISU).

Remarks.

Somkheti, the type locality, is a loosely defined historic region roughly corresponding to the Kvemo Kartli Region and Lori Province in Armenia.