Oxypoda (Podoxya) brevicornis (Stephens, 1832)

Assing, Volker, 2018, Three new species of Oxypoda from Spain, Armenia, and Ukraine with notes on the fauna of Armenia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 111-127 : 122-123

Oxypoda (Podoxya) brevicornis (STEPHENS, 1832)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 1♂, N Yerevan, NW Hrazdan, 40°42'N, 44°29'E, 2500 m, grassy W-slope with scattered Salix , litter and roots of grass sifted, 26. VI.2016, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., N Yerevan, NW Hrazdan , 40°38'N, 44°28'E, 2110 m, stream valley, mixed deciduous forest, litter and grass roots sifted, 28. VI.2016, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 1 ex., N Yerevan, NW Hrazdan , 40°34'N, 44°24'E, 2000 m, mixed deciduous forest margin, litter sifted, 28. VI.2016, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 1♂, 1♀, S Martuni, Sulema Pass , 39°58'N, 45°14'E, 2340 m, slope with small stream and scattered bushes, litter and roots near stream sifted, 29. VI.2016, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♂, 1♀, ca. 50 km NW Sisian, Jermuk , 39°50'N, 45°40'E, 2110 m, oak forest, litter and roots sifted, 12.VII.2016, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♀, 20 km S Sisian, Dastakert , 39°22'N, 46°01'E, 2080 m, grassy slope with scattered bushes, litter and roots beneath bushes sifted, 1.VII.2016, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., 20 km SSE Goris, Shurnukh, 39°22'N, 46°25'E, 1720 m, Quercus and Carpinus forest , litter and dead wood sifted, 5.VII.2016, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 1 ex., WSW Kapan, S Meghri Pass , 39°05'N, 46°11'E, 2170 m, oak forest margin, litter (partly moist litter under bushes) sifted, 8.VII.2016, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 2♂♂, 2♀♀, 3 exs., 25 km SW Kapan, 39°04'N, 46°16'E, 2150 m, near stream, litter of Salix and debris sifted, 10.VII.2016, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1 ex., 25 km SW Kapan, 39°03'N, 46°15'E, 1890 m, stream valley, litter of Salix and other trees sifted, 10.VII.2016, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 3♂♂, mountain range W Gavar , 40°20'N, 44°57'E, 2700 m, snow field, debris sifted, 26. VI.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♂, 4 exs., mountain range W Gavar , 40°20'N, 44°57'E, 2700 m, debris near snow field and moist litter on slope sifted, 26. VI.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke ( MNB) ; 1♂, 2♀♀, 1 ex., Vardenis mountain range SE Vardenis, 40°05'N, 45°49'E, 2330 m, stream valley with Salix, litter and roots beneath Salix sifted, 27. VI.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke ( MNB) ; 5♂♂, 2♀♀, 9 exs., Vardenis mountain range SE Vardenis , 40°03'N, 45°46'E, 2730 m, slope below snowfields, stream bank, debris sifted, 27. VI.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1♂, 2♀♀, 1 ex., NE Sevan Lake, Karmir pass, 40°34'N, 45°18'E, 2150 m, debris, grass, and roots beneath scattered Sorbus sifted, 30. VI.20176, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1♂, 2♀♀, 1 ex., N Vanadzor, S Pushkin pass, 40°54'N, 44°26'E, 1780 m, forest margin with Quercus, Fagus, Sorbus , etc., litter and roots near small stream sifted, 1.VII.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1 ex., SW Gavar , 40°15'N, 45°10'E, 2170 m, N-slope with scattered bushes, litter and roots roots sifted, 2.VII.2017, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 1♀, ENE Dilijan, Hovk , 1290 m, 40°48'N, 45°01'E, stream valley, moist litter near stream sifted, 3.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 6♂♂, 3♀♀, 5 ex., SW Gavar , 40°15'N, 45°02'E, 2570 m, stream valley, moist litter and roots near stream sifted, 4.VII.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1♀, 2 exs., WSW Dilijan, Kalavan, 40°38'N, 45°06'E, 1960 m, forest with Quercus, Betula , and Carpinus , litter sifted, 5.VII.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1♂, pass road E Ijevan, 40°52'N, 45°13'E, 1790 m, forest with old Quercus and Carpinus , litter and roots sifted, 6.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♀, S Spitak , 40°46''N, 44°16'E, 2000 m, deforested stream valley, bank of small stream, roots and moss sifted, 7.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♂, 3♀♀, S Spitak , 40°46'N, 44°16'E, 2070 m, deforested stream valley with scattered trees and bushes, litter and roots beneath small trees and bushes sifted, 7.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., SE Spitak , 40°48'N, 44°18''E, 1840 m, oak forest margin, litter and roots sifted, 7.VII.2017, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 2♂♂, 4♀♀, S Martuni, Sulema Pass , 39°58'N, 45°14'E, 2340 m, slope with small stream and scattered bushes, litter and roots near stream sifted, 8.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♀, 40 km NW Sisian, Vorotan Pass , 39°42'N, 45°41'E, 2090 m, grassy slope with scatteres bushes, litter, debris, and moss sifted, 8.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♂, pass N Goris , 39°35'N, 46°20'E, 2110 m, grassy slope with stones, mouse nest under stone sifted, 9.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 3♂♂, 3♀♀, 1 ex., pass N Goris , 39°36'N, 46°19'E, 1990 m, N-slope with small stream valleys with and without water, litter, debris, and moss sifted, 9.VII.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 2♂♂, 2♀♀, pass N Goris , 39°36'N, 46°19'E, 1990 m, N-slope with small stream valleys with water, litter, debris, and moss sifted, 10.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., SW Goris, ESE Tatev, 39°22'N, 46°16'E 1730 m, margin of mixed deciduous forest (Quercus, Carpinus , Acer , etc.), litter and debris in or near small ditch near road sifted, 13.VII.2017, leg. Schülke ( MNB) ; 2♂♂, 1♀, 5 exs., SW Goris, ESE Tatev, 39°22'N, 46°17'E, 1950 m, mixed deciduous forest (Quercus, Carpinus , Acer , etc.),stream valley, moist litter near small stream sifted, 13.VII.2017, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) .

C o m m e n t: Oxypoda brevicornis is widespread and common across the Palaearctic region, but was previously unknown from Armenia.