Trechus kashensis Belousov & Kabak, 2001

(Fig. 14)

Trechus kashensis Belousov & Kabak, 2001: 7, fig. 4, type locality: “ CH, Xinjiang, Boro-Khoro Mt. Range, upper Kash Valley, right tributary of Saryk River”.

Type material: Holotype: 1(1) ♂, “ CH, Xinjiang, Boro-Khoro Mt. Range, upper Kash Valley, right tributary of Saryk River, 3000–3400 m, 26.06.1999, Belousov I.A. & Kabak I.I. leg.” [43º48´55´´ N / 83º46´20´´ E— 43º50´00´´ N / 83º46´15´´ E] (ZISP) {Fig. 22: 4–5 }. Paratypes: 5(3) ♂, 1♀, collected together with holotype (ZISP, CBK, CAG); 1(1) ♂, “ CH, Xinjiang, Boro-Khoro Mt. Range, upper Kash Valley, right tributary of Saryk River, forest, 2400 m, 27. 06.1999, Belousov I.A. & Kabak I.I. leg.” [43°47´40´´ N / 83°48´20´´ E] (CBK) {Fig. 22: 6}; 1(1) ♂, 1♀, “ CH, Xinjiang, N of Araltobe village, Arshan Mts between Kash & Kunges rivers, Karagaisu River, 1950–2900 m, 21. 06.1999, Belousov I.A. & Kabak I.I. leg.” [43°31´00´´ N / 83°48´47´´ E— 43°31´45´´ E / 83°49´40´´ E] (CBK) {Fig. 22: 8–9}; 1♀, “ CH, Xinjiang, N slope of Arshan Mts, Ibrova Valley (left tributary of Kash River), 2200 m, 24.06.1999, Belousov I.A. & Kabak I.I. leg.” [43°36´40´´ N / 83°51´50´´ E] (CBK) {Fig. 22: 7}. Coordinates for collecting sites of the type series are given here for the first time.

Additional material examined: 11(2) ♂♂, 6♀♀, “ CH, Xinjiang, Boro-Horo Mt. R., S slope, Nilki Riv., 44º00´48´´ N / 82º41´53´´ E, H= 1790 m, 5.08.2013, Kabak I.I. leg.” (CBK) {Fig. 22: 1}; 1(1) ♂, “ China, Xinjiang, Boro-Horo Mt. R., S slope, Nilki River, 44º01´26´´ N / 82º49´07´´ E, H= 3055 m, 6.08.2013, Kabak I. leg.” [3 NT] (CBK) {Fig. 22: 2}; 2(2) ♂♂, 1♀, “ CH, Xinjiang, Boro-Horo S sl., r. bank Tshashi Riv., 43º59´00´´ N / 82º48´33´´ E, H= 2350 m, 7.08.2013, Kabak I.I. leg.” (CBK) {Fig. 22: 3 }.

Distribution. In addition to the geographical data from the type series, three new recent findings of the species are from the northwestern extremity of the species’ range on the Boro-Horo Mountain Ridge in the basins of the Nilki & Tshashi rivers. The known distribution of the species is shown in Fig. 22.

Bionomics. The species generally inhabits meadow biotopes in the forest and low-alpine zones within the range of elevations between 1790–3400 m a.s.l. Most of specimens were collected from under stones.