Leuctra sipahilerae Vinçon & Sivec, 2001

Type country and locality. Turkey, Sümelas (the type locality is located in the District of Maçka, the province of Trabzon) (Vinçon & Sivec 2001).

Material. Trabzon, Uzungöl, 1200 m, 18.08.2005, 1 ♂ (Si); Maçka, Sumelas, 1200 m, 20.08.2005, 2 ♂, 1 ♀; 1000 m, 13.10.2007, 1 ♀ (Si).

Distribution in Turkey. Rize, Trabzon (Vinçon & Sivec 2001); Trabzon (Kazancı 2009a) Trabzon (Kazancı 2009b); country record only: listed from Turkey (Kazancı 2008). Map (Fig. 32).

Distribution and ecology. Turkish micro-endemic species restricted to a small region of the eastern Pontus (Rize Region). It occurs in high altitude brooks and torrents (970–1850 m a.s.l.). The flight period extends from late spring to autumn (VI–X).