Giljarovia triangula Martens, 2006

Modebadze, Naia, Martens, Jochen, Snegovaya, Nataly & Barjadze, Shalva, 2023, An annotated list of the Georgian harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones), Caucasiana 2, pp. 211-230 : 211

8. Giljarovia triangula Martens, 2006

Giljarovia triangula Martens, 2006: 156-159 (figs 4-5, 8, 13i-k, original description, distribution, elevational records, relationships)

Giljarovia triangula - Schönhofer, 2013: 29 (mention)

Giljarovia triangula - Snegovaya, 2013: 184 (mention)

Type locality.

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, Stepantsminda.

Occurrence data in Georgia.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti • Stepantsminda (=Kazbegi), Stepantsminda Municipality; 2000 m a.s.l.; leg. S.I. Golovatch, 2/6 June 1982; forests of Betula and Pinus , in meadows, litter and under stones (CJM). • Near Sno, Stepantsminda Municipality; 1750 m a.s.l.; leg. J. and B. Martens, 6 June 2023; in litter in mixed broad leave forest, mainly Betula sp. (CJM).

Global distribution.

Endemic to the Caucasian ecoregion: Georgia, the north-western part of the Russian Caucasus ( Martens 2006; Schönhofer 2013; Snegovaya 2013).

Remarks.

The only Georgian records are at 1750 m a.s.l. and 2000 m a.s.l. Apparently, this is a high-altitude species. In the Russian Northwest Caucasus, its geographic strongholds, most records are situated above 1500 m a.s.l, the highest at 2150 m a.s.l. ( Martens 2006), the lowest at 1750 m a.s.l. (CJM).