Augyles, Schiodte, 1866

Litovkin, S. V. & Sazhnev, A. S., 2018, The variegated mud-loving beetles (Coleoptera: Heteroceridae) of Kyrgyzstan, Far Eastern Entomologist 372, pp. 25-32 : 26

Augyles flavidus (Rossi, 1794)

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Jalal-Abad Oblast: Chatkal District, vicinity Sumsar,

41°13'54"N 71°19'00"E, 24.VI 2004, 33 ex. (A. Rubenets leg., IBIW); 5 km E Shekaftar , S

Karyn-Kur, 41°13'28"N 71°23'26"E, 990 m, foothill desert, at light, 26–27.VI 2017, 1 ex. (S.

Litovkin leg., PCL); 2 km S Sumsar , 41°11'52"N 71°18'27"E, 1017 m , clayish shore of stream, 5.VI 2018, 1 ex. (S. Litovkin leg., PCL); 5 km W Tash-Kumyr , 41°20'08"N

72°07'57"E, 766 m, hilly terrain, dry riverbed, at light, 16–17.VII 2017, 2 ♂ (S. Litovkin leg.,

PCL).

DISTRIBUTION. Kyrgyzstan: North Kirgizia (Ovchinnikov, 1996, as Heterocerus campestris Motsch.); Osh Oblast, Alai Mountain Range, 10 km N Daraut Kurgan, Tengizbai

Pass, 3000–3800 m (Mascagni, 2003). Augyles flavidus is distributed in Africa, South of

Eastern Europe, Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, (Mascagni, 2006). Therefore, the records of this species from Siberia and the Russian Far East (Mascagni, 2016) are erroneous and require confirmation. The record of Heterocerus (Littorimus) flavidus from “Kirg.”

(“Кирг.”) (Jacobson, 1913) refers to the Kirghiz steppe.

NOTES. The finding of this species on the Tengizbai Mountain Pass at the altitudes of

3000–3800 m above sea level (Mascagni, 2003) is the highest registered locality for the family Heteroceridae . Most likely, the record corresponds to the lower range of the indicated heights. A new material is needed to confirm the occurrence of Heteroceridae in such extreme environments.