Trechus gypaeti Vigna Taglianti & Magrini, 2010

Trechus (Minitrechus) gypaeti Vigna Taglianti & Magrini, 2010: 72; locus typicus: Ethiopia, Oromia, top of Mt Enkuolo, above Timbite village, near Bekoji, lat. 7.37, long. 39.35, approx. 3800 m.

Type material

Not studied. Identification is based on the very detailed description and figuring of habitus and genital characters as well as on additional material collected close to the type locality.

Type locality

Vigna Taglianti & Magrini (2010) noted an altitude of 4000 m for the type locality, and 7.36 and 39.35 for latitude and longitude, respectively. However, the maximum height of Mt Enkuolo reaches slightly more than 3800 m, and the top ridge above Timbite village lies at lat. 7.37, long. 39.35.

Material examined

ETHIOPIA: 12 ³³, 8 ♀♀, Oromia, Mt Enkuolo W slope, alt. 3500–3600 m, 07°22′48″ N, 39°21′07″ E, Dec. 2006 (CAF, CSCHM); 1 ³, Mt Enkuolo N slope, alt. 3100–3200 m, 07°24′41″ N, 39°22′26″ E, 5–7 Dec. 2016 (CSCHM).

Description

See key to species and description of T. minitrechus sp. nov.

Distribution

Locally endemic of the northern and western slopes of Mt Enkuolo; the holotype was collected on top of the mountain (Vigna Taglianti & Magrini 2010). The vertical distribution of the species ranges from approximately 3100 m to 3800 m.