Stenelmis consobrina consobrina Dufour, 1835

Shapovalov, Maksim I., Prokin, Alexandr A., Palatov, Dmitry M. & Kovalev, Alexey V., 2015, Notes on the distribution and ecology of the genus Stenelmis Dufour, 1835 (Coleoptera: Elmidae) in the Caucasus, Zootaxa 4052 (3), pp. 366-372 : 368-369

Stenelmis consobrina consobrina Dufour, 1835

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Material. Russia. Krasnodar Krai: 2. Seversky District: Ubinskoye Forestry, 19 June 1970, 3 ♂, ibid., 9–11 August 1973, 3 ♂, 4♀, ibid., 4 August 1973, flight to UV light, 3♀ ( ZMUM). Republic of Adygea: 8. 1 km from Krasny Most village, Kurdzhips River, 44°32'2''N, 40°6'29''E, 230 m above sea level, 18 May 2013, 1 ♀, 1♂ ( CMS). 9. 1,5 km upstream of Dagestanskaya village, Kurdzhips River, 44°21'47''N, 39°59'45''E, 302 m above sea level, 19 September 2012, 1 ♀ ( CMS).

Georgia. 14. Adjara: Batumi, garden of biolaboratory, in flight, 29 July 1971, 1 ♂, Zagulyaev ( ZISP). 15. Borjomi, Akhaldaba, 19 July 1997, 17 ind., Danilevsky ( ZMUM); 18. Manglis (Manglisi), 1879, 1♂ ( ZISP); 19. Tiflis (Tbilisi), 1878, 1♂, ibid., 8 July 1879, 1 ♀, ibid., 28 June 1880, 1 ♂, Sivers ( ZISP), ibid., 18 June 1916, 1 ♀, Zaitzev ( ZISP);

Armenia. Lori Province: 20. Sorbulag River, 40°55'14''N, 44°43'39'' E, 1200 m above sea level, 26 August 2011, 2 ♂, 1♀ (CDP); Aragatsotn Province: 22. 3 km upstream of Korchlu village, Korchlu River, 40°34'6.04"N, 44°34'20.17"E, 1900 m above sea level, 2 September 2011, 1 ♂ (CDP); Ararat Province: 23. left-hand tributary of the Goght River, 40°8'9''N, 44°48'56''E, 1500 m above sea level, 5 September 2011, 1 ♂ (CDP); Kotayk Province: 25. Goght River, 40°8'10.69"N, 44°48'54.33"E, 26 July 2014, 1 ♂, 4♀ (CDP); 26. Goravan, 9 July 1996, 2 ♀, Kalashian ( ZMUM); 27. Khosrov, 17 July 2002, 5 ♂, Kalashian ( ZMUM). 28. Syunik Province: 3 km upstream of Tzav village, Tzav River, 39°3'1.64"N, 46°25'19.43"E, 1200 m above sea level, 20 July 2014, 1 ♀ (CDP);

Turkey. Rize Province: Fındıklı District: 31. 2,8 km from Gürsu village, tributary of the Büyükdere River, 41°9'54'' N, 41°13'41''E, 760 m above sea level, 22 August 2012, 1 ♂ (CDP); 32. environs of Yaylacılar, tributaries of the Kokasor Deresi River, 41°10'36'' N, 41°11'27''E, 460–1030 m above sea level, 22 August 2012, 2 ♀, ibid. 23 August 2012, 3 ♀ (CDP); Ardeşen District: 33. Fırtına River, left source upstream of confluence of sources, 41°3'5'' N, 41°17'4''E, 1730 m above sea level, 27 August 2012, 1 ♂, 1♀ (CDP); ibid. 27 August 2012, 1 ♀ (CDP); 34. righthand tributary of the Fırtına River, 41°6'6''N, 41°12'4''E, 850 m above sea level, 28 August 2012, 1 ♀ (CDP).

Habitats. 8. River, H ≈ 9.0 m, l = 0.1–0.4 m, v = 0.1–0.3 m /s, T = 21.5°С; collected in current on lower surface of stones, in microcrevices; 9. River, H ≈ 12.0 m, l = 0.2 m, v = 0.2–0.5 m /s; collected on stones overgrown with filamentous algae, T = 21˚С; 20. River in the forest zone, H = 3.0–5.0 m, l = 0.15–0.3 m, v = 0.3–0.8 m /s, silted stones in the ripal zone. 22. River in the forest zone, H = 3.0–4.0 m, l = 0.15–0.3 m, v = 0.3–0.7 m /s, T = 15°С, stones, pebbles, gravel. 23. Brook, H = 1.5–2.0 m, l = 0.1–0.3 m, v = 0.2–0.7 m /s, Т = 14°С, stones, pebbles, sand. 25. River in deep canyon-like valley, H = 3.0–4.0 m, v = 0.1–07 m/s, large stones overgrown with filamentous algae. 28. River in deep forest valley, H = 1.5–2.5 m, l = 0.1–0.2 m, v = 0.2–0.8 m /s., prevailing substrate: stones without overgrowth, silt accumulations under bank. 31. Brook, S = 0.7–1.2 m, l = 0.05–0.15 m, v = 0.1–0.4 m /s, pebbles, detritus, litter, overgrowth. 32. River, H = 3.0–5.0 m, l = 0.2–0.5 m, v = 0.5–1.2 m /s, T = 15°С, stones, in places pebbles, sand, litter. 33. River, H = 4.0–7.0 m, l = 0.2–0.5 m, v = 0.6–1.2 m /s, T = 12°С, large stones with abundant overgrowth. 34. Coastal part of river, shaded with shrubs and trees, S = 3.0–4.0 m, l = 0.2–0.4 m, v = 0.6– 1.2 m /s, Т = 16°С, stones, pebbles.

Distribution. Described from Saint-Sever, southwestern France, Landes department. According to the Palearctic catalog, present in the following areas: Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, “Caucasus”; North Africa: Morocco; Asia: Israel, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan ( Jäch et al., 2006). In addition, reported from the “Araks valley,” which could mean areas of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran, and from Khevsureti, i.e., “Kaukasus, Chewsurien” ( Georgia) ( Berthélemy 1979); Hungary ( Csabai, Sár 2007), and Russia (Adygea) ( Nikitsky et al. 2010).

Recorded for the first time in Krasnodar Krai and, possibly, Armenia.

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FIGURES 2 − 3. Habitus of species of the genus Stenelmis. 2. S. consobrina consobrina. 3. S. puberula.