Ischnosoma solodovnikovi SCHÜLKE, 2001

Assing, Volker & Schülke, Michael, 2017, On the Ischnosoma fauna of Georgia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 67 (2), pp. 195-206 : 202

Ischnosoma solodovnikovi SCHÜLKE, 2001

( Map 2 )

Material examined: Turkey: Rize: 3 , 32 km SSE Ardeşen, SE Ayder, 40°56'N, 41°09'E, 1730 m, mixed forest ( Alnus , Picea ) with undergrowth (Rhododendron, Rubus ), sifted, 10.VII.2008, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch); 2 , 25 km S Pazar, 40°58'N, 40°52'E, 670 m, moist mixed forest ( Picea , Castanea, Rhododendron ), litter sifted, 11.VII.2008, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch).

Comment: The known distribution of I. solodovnikovi ( Map 2 ) is confined to Trabzon and Rize provinces, Turkey ( SCHÜLKE 2001, 2007; material examined). The species has never been reported from Georgia, but is included here to illustrate its distribution in relation to that of its hypothesized closest relative, I. molle .

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Map 2: Distributions of species of the Ischnosoma spelaeum group in the Caucasus region, based on revised and reliable records: I. campbelli (black diamonds); I. major (white diamonds); I. molle (black circles); I. solodovnikovi (white circles). White square: doubtful locality “Helenendorf” (today Göygöl).