Xantholinus (Helicophallus) maykopensis Coiffait, 1966

Assing, Volker, 2007, On the Xantholinini of Turkey and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 1474, pp. 1-54 : 31

Xantholinus (Helicophallus) maykopensis Coiffait, 1966 a

Material examined. GEORGIA: 1 ex., Mzcheta near Tbilisi, VI.1986, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch); 1 ex., Mzcheta, VI.1987, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch); 1 ex., Kumisi near Tbilisi, 29.VI. / 1.VII.1986, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch); 1 ex., Kumisi, VI.1987, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch); 3 exs., Zchneti near Tbilisi, 800 m, 1.- 10.VI.1987, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch, cAss); 1 ex., Kartliskiy Khrebet, Sabaduris Tre, 1800 m, 8.VI.1987, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch).

Comment. The species was originally described from the surroundings of Maykop in the northwestern Caucasus region. The aedeagi of the material seen from Georgia (all of them males) are identical to the illustrations provided by Coiffait (1966a, 1972) and Bordoni (1975a). The species was previously unknown from Georgia.