Geotrupes (Glyptogeotrupes) molestus (Faldermann, 1836)

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

Geotrupes (Glyptogeotrupes) molestus (Faldermann, 1836)

Georgian name.

აბეზარა (ფრთაგლუვა) ფუნაგორია.

Global distribution.

The species is generally distributed in the Caucasus. Out of Georgia, it is known from Armenia ( Baraud 1992) and Turkey ( Nikolajev et al. 2016; Rozner and Rozner 2009; Baraud 1992).

Distribution in Georgia.

• 1♀; Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Zekari pass; N41.81667°, E42.83333°; 1969 m a.s.l.; 14/15 June 2014; Leg. D Fominikh; ZIN (Fig. 2A ).

IUCN red list status.

NE

National red list status.

DD. The species from Georgia is so far known only from a single locality. Most probably, the species occupies a large area in Georgia; however, at this moment, the data is insufficient to assess its conservation status.

Figures

Figure 2. Geotrupes molestus. A - Habitus, dorsal side (photo credit to Maxim Smirnov); B - Distribution map. Black square represents the area of occupancy (AOO) in Georgia.