Aleochara (Xenochara) tristis GRAVENHORST, 1806

Assing, V., 2009, On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some Palaearctic Aleochara species of the subgenera Xenochara M & R and Rheochara M & R (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1), pp. 33-101 : 87

Aleochara (Xenochara) tristis GRAVENHORST, 1806

Material examined:

Kyrgyzstan: 2 exs., Zalal-Abad, Tasch-Kumyr , 41°26'N, 72°15'E, 650 m, 17.-18.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1 ex., Osch, NP Kara Shoro , 40°45'N, 74°04'E, 2200-2600 m, 19.-20.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1 ex., Osch, Oy-Tal river near Oy-Tal , 40°27'N; 74°03'E, 21.-22.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 8 exs., Batken, Kyzyl-Kija , 40°16'N, 72°09'E, 1000 m, 15.IV.2007, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1 ex., Cuj, Ssuusamyr valley , 42°11'N, 73°27'E, 2400 m, 14.-15.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 2 exs., Talass, Tshytshkan valley , 42°07'N, 72°49'E, 1700 m, 15.-16.VII.2003, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 13 exs., Talass, Kirgizskyi Alatau, Terek Sai valley , 42°34'N, 72°43'E, 1850 m, 18.-20.VII.2006, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1 ex., Issyk-Kul, Tort-Kul , 42°07'N, 76°56'E, 1760 m, 11.IV.2007, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1 ex., Issyk-Kul, Talass valley, Talass river near Kyrk-Kasyk , 42°30'N, 72°26'E, 1400 m, 20.VII.2006, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 3 exs., Jalan-Abad, Arslanbob , 2100 m, 1.VII.2003, leg. Lackner (cAss) ; 1 ex., Naryn, Moldo-Too Ch., Suulu-Kurtka river , 41°38'N, 75°02'E, 2350 m, 30.-31.VII.2006, leg. Schmidt (cAss) .

Tajikistan: 5 exs., Pamir Alai , Hissar Mts. , Adshuk cleft near Warsob, 1200 m, 1.-3.VII.1990, leg. Schülke & Wrase (cAss) ; 1 ex., Seravshan range, Marguzar lakes, 6th lake, Hurdak, 1960-2400 m, 20.-30.IV.1997, leg. Beldak (cAss) .

Comment:

The above specimens represent the first records of this common and widespread, almost Cosmopolitan species from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.