Cephalocousya nivicola (C. G. Thomson, 1871)

Assing, Volker, 2018, New species and additional records of Cephalocousya and Drepasiagonusa from China and Russia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Oxypodini), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 75-88 : 76

Cephalocousya nivicola (THOMSON, 1871)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kyrgyzstan: 14 exs., Issyk-Kul , Terskej-A., Kai-Bulak Valley, 41°20'N, 78°21'E, 3050 m, 24.VII.2005, leg. Schmidt (cAss) ; 1♀, Chuj , Kirgizskyi-A., Tejo- Ashuu pass, 42°21'N, 73°49'E, 3125 m, 18.VII.2006, leg. Schmidt (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The above material represents the first records of C. nivicola from Kyrgyzstan. It casts some doubt on a previous female-based record of C. kazakistanensis PACE, 2002 from Kyrgyzstan ( ASSING 2004). The spermathecae of C. nivicola and C. kazakistanensis are of practically identical shape.