Geostiba (Sipalotricha) manca ASSING , 2018

Assing, Volker, 2019, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVII. New species from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 717-730 : 720

Geostiba (Sipalotricha) manca ASSING, 2018

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: GEORGIA: I m e r e t i: 2♀♀, Meskheti Range , S Sairme, 41°52'46''N, 42°46'22''E, 1510 m, stream valley, moist deciduous forest margin, soil washing, 22.VII.2019, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 3 exs., Meskheti Range , SE Sairme, 41°52'07''N, 42°46'53''E, 1820 m, degraded forest with predominant spruce, litter sifted, 20.VII.2019, leg. Schülke ( MNB). A d j a r a: 2♂♂, 7♀♀, Meskheti Range, NNW Khulo, 41°47'19''N, 42°17'25''E, 2010 m, mixed beech and spruce forest, forest margin, beech litter, mushroom, and debris in ditch with Tussilago sifted, 14.VII.2019, leg. Assing (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The original description of this recently described species is based on type material from several localities in the vicinity of Sairme, Imereti region ( ASSING 2018).