Sunius khnzoriani (COIFFAIT, 1970)

Assing, Volker, 2017, A revision of Sunius XVI. Two new species from Iran and Iraq (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology (Beitr. Entomol.) 67 (2), pp. 247-254 : 248

Sunius khnzoriani (COIFFAIT, 1970)

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Material examined: Armenia: 1 , 40 km NW Sisian, W-side of Vorotan Pass , 39°43'N, 45°40'E 1960 m, dry oak forest, litter and roots sifted, 30. VI .2016, leg. Assing (cAss); 2 , SW Kapan , 15 km N Meghri, 39°02'N, 46°12'E, 1680 m, road margin, under stones, 6.VII.2016, leg. Assing (cAss); 1 , 4  , 17 exs., SW Kapan, 10 km N Meghri, 38°59'N, 46°11'E, 1350 m, slope with oak, other trees, and bushes, litter sifted, 6.VII.2016, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB); 2 , WSW Kapan, S Meghri Pass , 39°05'N, 46°11'E, 2170 m, oak forest margin, litter (partly moist litter under bushes) sifted, 8.VII.2016, leg. Assing (cAss); 1 , S Martuni, Sulema Pass , 39°58'N, 45°14'E, 2340 m, slope with small stream and scattered bushes, litter and roots near stream sifted, 8.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 2 exs., same data, but 29. VI .2016, leg. Schülke ( MNB); 3 exs., Lanjanist env., 39.86°N, 44.94°E, 1560 m, leaf litter and rotting wood sifted, 18. V .2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc); 8 exs., Yeghegis env., 39.87°N, 45.41°E, 1700 m, deciduous forest, sifted, 20. V .2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss). Georgia: 2 exs., Kakheti, Pshaveli env., above Lechuri , 42.15°N, 45.41°E, 580 m, deciduous forest, sifted, 14.VII.2015 (cKoc, cAss) .

Comment: The above records are within the known range, which includes Armenia, Turkey, Iran, and Georgia. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 1 .

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Map 1: Distributions of Sunius khnzoriani (black circles) and S. reuteri spec. nov. (open star) based on revised records.