Aleochara (Ceranota) caucasica EPPELSHEIM, 1889 (Map 3)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: 1♂, Trabzon, ca. 40 km S Trabzon, Altındere Milli Park, 40°40'N, 39°40'E, 1560 m, spruce forest with rhododendron, sifted, 26.VII.2006, leg. Assing (cAss).

C o m m e n t: The distribution of A. caucasica is confined to the western Caucasus region, where it has been found only on rare occasions (ASSING 2009b). For a recent record from Northeast Turkey see ASSING (2016). The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map. 3.