Aleochara (Ceranota) conviva, Eppelsheim, 1878

Assing, Volker, 2018, On the Aleochara subgenera Ceranota and Xenochara. IV. A revision of types, a new species, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 129-148 : 134

Aleochara (Ceranota) conviva EPPELSHEIM, 1878

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 3♂♂, 2♀♀, above Jermuk, 39.84°N, 45.69°E, 2400 m, debris near snowfield sifted, 21.V.2015, leg. Kocian (cKoc, cAss).

C o m m e n t: Aleochara conviva had reliably been reported only from Georgia and the Turkish province Bolu ( ASSING 2009b). Recently, the species was tentatively recorded also from the Greek island Samos, based on a female ( ASSING 2015). The above specimens represent the first confirmed record from Armenia.