Omalium rugatum Mulsant & Rey, 1880

(Figs. 8, 27–28, 40)

Omalium rugatum Mulsant & Rey, 1880: 217

Material examined. RUSSIA: KARACHAY-CHeRKeSSIA: 1 ♁: Teberda State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Malaya Khatipara Mt. 10– 22.08.2007. Soil traps. F.A. Martynovchenko leg. (cSh) ; NORTH OSSeTIA-ALANIA: 1 ♁, 1 ♀: Ardon River, Zincar. Forest swamp. 13.04.1984. S.K. Alexeev leg. (ZMM) ; 1 ♁, 1 ♀: Ordzhonikidze (= Vladikavkaz, = Dzaudzhikau) . 26– 28.05.1978. Z. et J. Novotný leg. (NMPC); GEORGIA: AUTONOMOUS RePUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA: 1 ♁: Bzyb Range, rise on gorge of Khilsta River . 1570–1600 m a.s.l. 23.06.2011. A.S. Prosvirov leg. (cSh) ; TBILISI: 1 ♁, 1 ♀: pass between Tbilisi and Bikhura. 1050 m a.s.l., in litter and soil. 10.05.1987. S.I. Golovatch & K.Yu. Eskov leg. (cSh) ; TURKEY: AFYONKARAHISAR: 4 ♁♁: Emir Daðlari, 38°53′20′′N 31°11′44′′E. 1893 m a.s.l. 09.05.2015. S. Anlaş leg. (cAn) ; IRAN: ÂZARBẲIJẲN-e SHARQI: 1 ♁, 2 ♀♀: Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve . 1650–1800 m a.s.l. 04– 15.06.1978. J. Martens & R. Pieper leg. (SMNS) ; OSTẲN-e KOHGÎLŰYe VA BŰYeR-AHMAD: 10 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀: Zagros Mts., 4 km S Yasoj, 30°42′16′′N 51°35′13′′E. 1850 m a.s.l., river gravelbank. 24.06.2018. M. Hartmann leg. (NME) .

Published records. NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Assing & Schülke 2019: 100; TURKEY: Korge 1971: 5, Zanetti 2002: 59, Anlaş 2019: 218, 2013: 106.

Distribution. Omalium rugatum is widely distributed in the Western Palaearctic Region, and known from North Africa (Algeria), Europe and Western Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) (Schülke & Smetana 2015).

Remarks. Habitus as in Fig. 8. Aedeagus as in Figs. 27–28. Female genital segment (with spermatheca) as in Fig. 40.

It is here recorded from south-western regions of Russia, Georgia and Iran for the first time.