Geostiba (Tropogastrosipalia) tiflisensis, Pace, 1996

Assing, Volker, 2019, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXVII. New species from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 717-730 : 718

Geostiba (Tropogastrosipalia) tiflisensis PACE, 1996

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: GEORGIA: 1♀, Kakheti, Gombori-Pass , 41°51'43''N, 45°17'59''E, 1440 m, deciduous forest, litter sifted, 12.V.2019, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 1♀, Kartli, Saguramo Reserve , 41°52'21''N, 44°46'12''E, 1140 m, deciduous forest with dense herb undergrowth, litter sifted, 13.V.2019, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The identification of the above females is based on the vicinity of the localities to a male-based record from the region to the southwest of Telavi ( ASSING 2016a).