Luzea caucasica ( LUZE 1912)

Assing, V., 2008, On the taxonomy and zoogeography of some Palaearctic Paederinae and Xantholinini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2), pp. 1237-1294 : 1259

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5430627

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5486291

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scientific name

Luzea caucasica ( LUZE 1912)
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Luzea caucasica ( LUZE 1912) ( Figs 35-36 View Figs 29-36 )

Medon (Micromedon) caucasicus LUZE 1912: 396 .

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Lectotype, present designation: " [sic] / Caucasus / Medon caucasicus Luze / Type. Subg. Micromedon View in CoL Luze / ex coll. Luze / ex coll. Scheerpeltz / Typus Micromedon View in CoL caucasicus Luze / Lectotypus Medon caucasicus Luze , desig. V. Assing 2008 / Luzea caucasica (Luze) det. V. Assing 2008" ( NHMW).

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 1ex., VerinDzhrashen ["Aresch", 40°03'N, 44°30'E], leg. Schelkownikov ( NHMW). Turkmenistan: 3 exs., Imambaba [36°45'N, 62°28'E] ( NHMW, cAss) GoogleMaps ; 3 exs., Repetek, V.1900, leg. Hauser ( NHMW). Kazakhstan: 3 exs., Syrdarja region, Dzhuvek ["Dshulek"; 44°17'N, 66°26'E] env., Dzhuven mt. [" Dshuven-tjube "] ( NHMW, cAss) GoogleMaps ; 9 exs., Ile river, Karagach , 6.VII.1981, leg. Kastcheev (cAss, cKas) ; 1 ex., Ile river , splav, 9B6, 30.VIII.1982, leg. Kastcheev (cAss) ; 2 exs., Syrdaria river, Shaulder , 28.V.1985, leg. Kastcheev (cAss). Tajikistan: 1 ex., "Saramsakli" ( NHMW). Afghanistan: 1 ex., Kabul env. ( NHMW) ; 1 ex., Kabul, 1740 m, 21.VI.1953, leg. Klapperich ( NHMW) ; 1 ex., Kandahar-Kuna , 950 m, 2.II.1953, leg. Klapperich (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on several syntypes ("die Typen") from "Kaukasus (Näheres unbekannt)" ( LUZE 1912 ). A male syntype was located in the collections of the NHMW ; it is designated as the lectotype.

The male sternite VIII and the aedeagus are illustrated in Figs 35-36 View Figs 29-36 . This evidently widespread species is herein reported from Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan for the first time.

NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Luzea

Loc

Luzea caucasica ( LUZE 1912)

Assing, V. 2008
2008
Loc

Medon (Micromedon) caucasicus LUZE 1912: 396

LUZE G 1912: 396
1912
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