Aleochara (Xenochara) grandeguttata ASSING, 2009

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Ukraine: 1♂, Odessa env., Kuyalnik liman, saline soil, 5.V.2004, leg. Gontarenko (cGon). Armenia: 1♂, 1♀, 2 exs., N Yerevan, NW Hrazdan, 40°38'N, 44°28'E, 2110 m, stream valley, mixed deciduous forest, litter and grass roots sifted, 28.VI.2016, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, MNB) ; 1 ex., 30 km NW Sisian, Mt. Karkar, 39°47'N, 45°56'E, 3000 m, horse dung, 11.VII.2017, leg. Schülke (MNB) .

C o m m e n t: This species was previously known from Turkey, Armenia, Hungary, and Romania (ASSING 2009a, 2011a). The above male from the environs of Odessa represents the first record from Ukraine.

Aleochara (Xenochara) maculata BRISOUT DE BARNEVILLE, 1863

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Georgia: 1♂, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Gudamakarskiy mts., E Ivari pass, 42°31'N, 44°28'E, 2520 m, under stones, 10.VII.2015, leg. Pütz (cPüt). Armenia: 1♂, 30 km NW Sisian, 39°47'N, 45°56'E, 2960 m, grassy slope with rocks, roots and debris sifted, 2.VII.2016, leg. Assing (cAss); 2♂♂, 2♀♀, mountain range W Gavar, 40°20'N, 44°57'E, 2700 m, snow field, debris sifted, 26.VI.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♀, road Berd – Ijevan, 40°52'N, 45°18'E, 1350 m, beech forest margin, litter and roots sifted, 30.VI.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♀, pass N Goris, 39°36'N, 46°19'E, 1990 m, N-slope with small stream valleys with water, litter, debris, and moss sifted, 10.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The known distribution of this widespread species ranges from the Iberian Peninsula eastwards to the Caucasus region (ASSING 2009a). The above specimens represent the first records from Georgia and Armenia.