Omalium turcicum Smetana, 1967

(Figs. 9, 29–30, 41, 43)

Omalium turcicum Smetana, 1967: 299

Material examined. RUSSIA: KRASNODAR TeRRITORY: 7 ♁♁: Temnolesskaya near Mezmay. 850 m a.s.l., forest with Fagus, Abies, etc., sifting of wet needles and various debris under piled branches of a recently felled Abies tree. 09.06.1999 A. Smetana leg. (cSh, NSMT); ADYGeA: 22 ♁♁, 10 ♀♀: Caucasus Nature Reserve, 10.5 km road of Guzeripl`-Abago. 1750 m a.s.l.. 03.08– 29.08.2009. Yu.A. Chumachenko leg. (cKh, cSh); 1 ♁: same data, 11 km or road Guzeripl`-Abago (hut). Abies forest. 16.09.2014. E.A. Khachikov leg. (cKh); 1 ♁: same data. Subalpic zone. 17.09.2014 (cKh); 4 ♁♁: Abago Pasture, Klenovyi Park. 1750 m a.s.l. 29.08– 28.09.2009. S. Chumachenko leg. (cKh, cSh); 4 ♁♁, 1 ♀: Lagonaki Plateau, 14 km NE Fisht Mt. 1700 m a.s.l. 16.06.1999. A. Smetana leg. (cSh, NSMT); 20 ♁♁, 23 ♀♀: same data, 1800 m a.s.l., sifting debris along the edges of a snowfield 14.06.1999. A. Smetana leg. (cSh, NSMT); KABARDINO-BALKARIA: 4 ♁♁: Dzhan-Tugan Valley, station. 2100–2300 m a.s.l. 25– 28.06.1991. J. Martens & W. Schawaller leg. (SMNS); NORTH OSSeTIA-ALANIA: 2 ♁♁: Alagir. 700 m a.s.l. Forest with Fagus etc. 07.10.1987. S.I. Golovatch leg. (ZMM); TURKEY: IZMIR: 1 ♁: Bozdagh. 1200 m a.s.l. 29.04.1975. C. Besuchet & I. Löbl (MHNG); YOZGAT: 1 ♁: Çayiralan, Elçi, 39°15′35′′N 35°39′47′′E. 1537 m a.s.l. 08.04.2018. Örgel leg. (cA); NIĞDe: 1 ♁, 1 ♀: 8 km NE Halaç, Pozanti Mountains, 37°51′28′′N 34°48′01′′E. 07.04.2018. S. Anlaş (cAn); 2 ♀♀: Ulukişla, 5 km SW Kilan, Güney Mountains, 37°26′42′′N 34°25′55′′E. 13.04.2018. S. Anlaş (cAn).

Published records. ARMENIA: Assing & Schülke 2019: 100; GEORGIA: Zanetti 2002: 59; TURKEY: Smetana 1967: 299, Zanetti 2002: 59, Bordoni 2010: 50, Assing 2011: 182, 2013: 106.

Distribution. Omalium turcicum is known from Cyprus, Turkey and Caucasus (Zanetti 2002, Schülke & Smetana 2015, the present study). The distribution as in Fig. 43.

Remarks. Habitus as in Fig. 9. Aedeagus as in Figs. 29–30. Female genital segment as in Fig. 41.

It is here recorded from Russia for the first time.