New species and records of Leptusa from the Georgian Caucasus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
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https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.71.2.255-264Keywords:
Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Leptusa, taxonomy, new species, Caucasus region, Georgia, new records, distribution mapsAbstract
Three field trips to West Georgia conducted in 2021 yielded 923 specimens of Leptusa Kraatz, 1858 belonging to ten species, two of which are described and illustrated: Leptusa (Neopisalia) pugiofera spec. nov. (Georgia: Kvemo Svaneti); L. (N.) insculpta spec. nov. (Georgia: Zemo Svaneti). The distributions of five species are mapped. The Leptusa fauna of the Caucasus region sensu lato is now represented by a total of 40 species, 21 of which (11 exclusive) have been recorded from Georgia. The Palaearctic fauna includes 420 species and 74 subspecies in 71 subgenera.
Taxonomic acts
Leptusa pugiofera spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:65DB13D7-F5EB-4C7A-816A-6C3891641F7A
Leptusa insculpta spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CE43945E-ABB8-41D8-BA13-DE93033EA108
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