Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905

Brachyptera transcaucasica Zhiltzova, 1956

Material examined: 2♂, 2♀ 1 exv. Abkhazia. Sukhumi District. Gumista River, 500 m above the bridge on Sukhu- mi town, 10.0 2.2018, coll. D. Palatov.

Distribution. Caucasus, Armenia, and Turkey (Darilmaz et al. 2016). In Anatolia it extends throughout the Pontus. In Caucasus, the emerging period extends from the second half of April to July. This is a montane and rheophilic species occurring in streams at 500–1900 above sea level (Zhiltzova 2003). Adults were first collected in February.