Aleochara (Xenochara) brevipennis, Gravenhorst, 1806

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 : 139

Aleochara (Xenochara) brevipennis GRAVENHORST, 1806

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 1♂, 40 km NW Sisian, Vorotan Pass, 39°42'N, 45°41'E, 2090 m, grassy slope with scatteres bushes, litter, debris, and moss sifted, 8.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss). India: Yammu & Kashmir: 3 exs., NW Poonch: Pir Panjal Mts., Loran, 1800 m, 17.VIII.2010, leg. Reuter (MNB, cAss).

C o m m e n t: This species is widespread in the Palaearctic region, but was previously unknown from Armenia and Kashmir (SCHÜLKE & SMETANA 2015).