New and little-known species of the genus Ocypus Leach in the fauna of the Caucasus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)
A.Yu. Solodovnikov
Abstract. Ocypus latens sp. n. from the Western Transcaucasia and Lesser Caucasus, and O. saevus sp. n. from Western Georgia, two apterous species, are described and compared with related taxa having Caucasian and Northeastern Anatolian distribution ranges. O. hochhuthi Eppelsheim, 1878 and O. cerceticus Coiffait, 1964 are redescribed. For O. manceps Smetana, 1965 and O. trapezensis Coiffait, 1964, aedeagi and (for O. trapezensis) shape and microsculpture of forebody are illustrated. New data on distribution and bionomics are provided for the treated species.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1999, 8(2): 313–323 ▪ Published in print 16 March 2000
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