Leptusa (Neopisalia) gibbera ASSING, 2011 (Map 7) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Russia:K r a s n o d a r s k i y K r a y: 2exs.,W-Caucasus, 35 km NNE Sochi, Babuk-Aul, 43°53'N, 39°49'E, 560 m, Fagus orientalis & Castanea sativa forest, litter and bark sifted, 11.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss); 1 ex., W-Caucasus, 40 km NNE Sochi, S Mt. Fisht, 43°55'N, 39°51'E, 1650 m, beech forest with scattered fir, litter and dead wood sifted, 12.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss); 4 exs., south slopes of Chernogorie Mountains, Otdalyenniy env., 44°05'N, 39°44'E, 780 m, 23. V.2014, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss); 2♀♀, 1 km NW Ilyich, 44°04'N, 41°22'E, 810 m, 28. V.2014, leg. Pütz (cPüt); 1♀, Lagonakskiy Mountains, Matazyk Mountain, 9 km S Guamka, 44°09'N, 39°55'E, 1080 m, 21. V.2014, leg. Pütz (cPüt). C o m m e n t: This recently described species was previously known only from the environs of Mezmay in the northwestern Caucasus (ASSING 2011). The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 7.

Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Leptusa fauna of the Caucasus region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), pp. 1049-1074 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2) on page 1057, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5183138

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