Scaphisoma simillimum Löbl, 1970

Löbl, I., 2022, On the genus Scaphisoma Leach, 1815 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae) from Georgia, with description of a new species, Caucasian Entomological Bulletin (Caucas. entomol. bull.) 18 (1), pp. 31-33 : 33

Scaphisoma simillimum Löbl, 1970

Material. 1 ex. [GE19-08] ( ZMB), Samtskhe-Javakheti, Trialet Range , N Bakuriani , 1150 m, E Tsaghveri , 41°47 ʹ 25 ʺ N, 43°32 ʹ 27 ʺ E, mixed forest, litter sifted, 8.07.2019 (M. Schülke); 1 ex. [GE19-13] ( ZMB), Samtskhe-Javakheti, Trialet Range , SE Borjomi , 950 m, 41°48 ʹ 38 ʺ N / 43°26 ʹ 15 ʺ E, grassy forest margin with Fagus, Crataegus, and bushes, litter, 9.07.2019 (M. Schülke); 1 ex. [GE19-29] ( ZMB), Adjara, Meskheti Range , NW Khulo , 41°42 ʹ 46 ʺ N / 42°19 ʹ 52 ʺ E, 920 m, stream valley with hazelnut, litter, 14.07.2019 (M. Schülke); 3 ex. [GE19-51] ( ZMB, MHNG), Imereti, NW Bagdati , 42°08 ʹ 52 ʺ N / 42°45 ʹ 43 ʺ E, 120 m, oak forest, bark of dead oak trees with mushrooms, 24.07.2019 (M. Schülke); 1 ex. [GE21-03] ( MHNG), Racha, E Ambrolauri , SE Oni , Tskhmori , 42°32 ʹ 36 ʺ N / 43°28 ʹ 35 ʺ E, 1120 m, deciduous forest with predominant alder, litter near stream, 23.07.2021 (M. Schülke); 3 ex. [GE2021-37] ( ZMB), Zemo Svaneti, NW Khaishi , 43°01 ʹ 26 ʺ N / 42°05 ʹ 50 ʺ E, 1430 m, mixed forest, litter near rotten trunks and logs, 6.08.2021 (M. Schülke); 1 ex. [GE2021-40] ( ZMB), Zemo Svaneti, NW Khaishi , 43°01 ʹ 16 ʺ N / 42°06 ʹ 14 ʺ E, 1360 m, mixed forest near dead trunks and logs, 7.08.2021 (M. Schülke); 2 ex. [GE2021-36a] ( ZMB), Zemo Svaneti, NW Khaishi , 43°01 ʹ 28 ʺ N / 42°05 ʹ 42 ʺ E, 1440 m, mixed forest, litter near rotten logs and trunks, 11.08.2021 (M. Schülke); 2 ex. [GE2021-54] ( ZMB, MHNG), Imereti, N Kutaisi , Sataplia Nature Reserve , 42°18 ʹ 58 ʺ N / 42°39 ʹ 30 ʺ E, 330 m, mixeddeciduousforest withlarge rocks,litter, 16.08.2021 (M. Schülke); 1 ex. [GE2021-72] ( ZMB), Imereti, NW Surami , Rikoti Pass , 42°03 ʹ 40 ʺ N / 43°28 ʹ 59 ʺ E, 930 m, stream valley, chestnut litter, 24.10.2021 (M. Schülke).

Notes. The range of this species is likely restricted. Currently, the species is known only from Eastern Turkey, Armenia and Georgia.