Trypocopris inermis (Menetries, 1832)

Japarashvili, Shota, 2023, Catalog of Georgian Earth-boring dung beetles (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), Caucasiana 2, pp. 83-90 : 83

Trypocopris inermis (Menetries, 1832)

Georgian name.

უფრთო ფუნაგორია (აფხაზური ფუნაგორია).

Global distribution.

Western Caucasus ( Shokhin 2007), with a type location in Circassia ( Baraud 1992). Based on literature data, this species is endemic to the western part of the Caucasus, as it was never recorded for Armenia, Azerbaijan, or Turkey ( Iablokov-Khnzorian 1967; Nikolajev et al. 2016; Polat et al. 2018; Shokin 2019).

Distribution in Georgia.

• 1 ind; Abkhazia, Gagra; N43.327552°, E40.322623°; 1480 m a.s.l.; 07 July 2022; leg. L Androsiuk (iNaturalist); GBIF ID: 125761900. • 1 ind; Abkhazia, Gagra; N43.310319° E40.329340°; 1785 m a.s.l.; 18 July 2008; leg. A Vlasenko (iNaturalist); GBIF ID: 41357015. • 1 ind; Tkvarcheli, Mt. Tsastou; N42.9333°, E41.8000°; 1689 m a.s.l.; 17 July 2011; leg. V Neimorovets; UkrBIN ID: 58398. • Gvandra; N43.11666°, E41.83333°; 997 m a.s.l.; 21 May 1966; GBIF ID: 3023229526; Kurina 2022. • Adanga; N43.313888°, E41.28°; 2318 m a.s.l.; 25 July 1981; GBIF ID: 3023381607; Kurina 2022. • Pskhu; N43.3855°, E40.8162°; Dzhambazishvili 1979. • Chkhalta; N43.0942°, E41.6637°; Dzhambazishvili 1979. • Avadkhara; N43.5412°, E40.6564°; Dzhambazishvili 1979. • West limbs of Bzybsky Mt. Range, Anaschtur Village; ZIN (Fig. 7A ).

IUCN red list status.

NE.

National red list status.

VU. This species is an endemic to western Great Caucasus ( Dzhambazishvili 1979). Georgian populations represent the southern margin for the species distribution, with relatively small AOO (70 km2) and EOO (3,121 km2) (Fig. 7B ) in the country. Given the endemic status of the species with marginal populations in Georgia, its national conservation status should be defined as "Vulnerable".

Figures

Figure 7. Trypocopris inermis. A - Habitus, dorsal side (photo credit to Maxim Smirnov); B - Distribution map. Black squares represent the area of occupancy (AOO) in Georgia, and the green polygon shows the extent of occurrence (EOO).