Aleochara (Ceranota) caucasica, Eppelsheim, 1889

Assing, Volker, 2018, On the Aleochara subgenera Ceranota and Xenochara. IV. A revision of types, a new species, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 129-148 : 133

Aleochara (Ceranota) caucasica EPPELSHEIM, 1889 ( Map 3 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: 1♂, Trabzon, ca. 40 km S Trabzon, Altındere Milli Park, 40°40'N, 39°40'E, 1560 m, spruce forest with rhododendron, sifted, 26.VII.2006, leg. Assing (cAss).

C o m m e n t: The distribution of A. caucasica is confined to the western Caucasus region, where it has been found only on rare occasions ( ASSING 2009b). For a recent record from Northeast Turkey see ASSING (2016). The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map. 3 .

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Map 3: Distributions of Aleochara caucasica (black circles) and A. claviculata (white circles), based on revised records.