Australobius magnus (Trotzina, 1894)

Map, Figs 8–13.

Australobius magnus (Trotzina, 1894): 248; Zalesskaja, 1978: 142; Eason, 1989: 368; Eason, 1997: 120.

MATERIAL. 1 ♂ (ASU No. 58), Jambyl Region, Kyrgyz Ala-Too Mt. Range, Merke River Valley, near Esenkulsay River estuary, forest, N42°43′56″, E73°13′33″, 1180 m a.s.l., 15.VIII.2017, AF, YD; 2 ♂♂, 2 juv. (ASU No. 59), Almaty Region, Küngöy Ala-Too Mt. Range, near an unnamed tributary of Kolsay River, between Kolsay-1 and Kolsay-2 lakes, Pícea forest, under stones, in moss, under dead wood, N42°57′36″, E78°18′45″, 1870 m a.s.l., 21–22.VIII.2017, YD; 1 ♂ (PSU), same Region, Uygur District, Kyrgyzsay village, mountain steppe, 12.VII.1978.

DISTRIBUTION. This species seems to be widespread in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, northern Tian-Shan (Almaty (Trans-Ili Alatau and Küngöy Ala-Too Mt. ranges) and Jambyl (Kyrgyz Ala-Too Mt. Range) regions), Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan [Trotzina, 1894; Attems, 1904; Lignau, 1929; Zalesskaja, 1978; Eason, 1997; Dyachkov, 2017a]. In addition, it is known from China [Ma et al., 2014] and eastern Nepal [Eason, 1989, 1997]. The record from Georgia, Caucasus (Batumi) [Attems, 1907] is doubtful [Zalesskaja, 1978: 144].

REMARKS. Ocelli, clypeus, labrum, maxillary complex, mandible, a wart-shaped process on male 15Ti and female gonopod as in Figs 8–13.