Augyles (Augyles) sericans

Augyles (Augyles) sericans (Kiesenwetter, 1843) = Augyles scutellatus (Motschulsky, 1854) = Augyles vitticollis (Reitter, 1884) comb. nov. Material examined. 18 exs. AZERBAIJAN. Qabala District: Nidzh vill, shore of Turianchay River, 38°34'58.6"N 48°47'38.2"E, 6.06.2017, leg. A.A. Prokin, 1 ex. (IBIW); Lankaran District: Lenkoran, leg. Leder (Reitter), 2 exs., as Augyles scutellatus (ZISP); Alekseevka vill., Hirkan National Park, at light, 11.07.1978, leg. V.V. Belov, 1 ex. (IBIW), same place, 13.07.1978, leg. V.V. Belov, 1 ex. (IBIW), same place, 15.07.1978, leg. V.V. Belov, 1 ex. (IBIW). GEORGIA. Mtskheta-Mtianeti Krai: Mtskheta Distr., Kura River opposite Dzegvi vill., 41°51.199'N 44°35.737'E, 10.08.2016, leg. D. Palatov, 3 exs. (IBIW). Samtskhe – Javakheti Krai: Borjomi, 3.05.1911, unknown collector, 1 ex. (ZISP). RUSSIA. Dagestan Republic: Magaramkent Distr., State Nature Zakaznik “Samursky”, 15– 17.05.2015, leg. E.V. Ilyina, 1 ex. (IBIW), 29– 30.07.2015, leg. E.V. Ilyina, 1 ex. (IBIW); Magaramkent Distr., Gazardkam-Kazmalar vill., 19.07.2014, leg. E.V. Ilyina, 2 exs. (IBIW); Magaramkent Distr., Tagirkent-Kazmalar vill., 20.07.2014, leg. E.V. Ilyina, 1 ex. (IBIW). Krasnodar Krai: Cauc. occ., Adler, 08, leg. Dr. Lgocki, 1 ex., as Augyles scutellatus (ZISP); Tuapse Distr., env. Tuapse, Agoy River, 44.15°N, 39.06°E, 20.08.2016, leg. A.A. Prokin, 1 ex. (IBIW); Sochi, Adlersky Distr., Adler, Mzymta River, 2– 3.09.2004, leg. S.A. Svobodny, 2 exs. (IBIW). Orenburg Oblast: Gaysiy Distr., Khmelevka vill., at light, 8.05.2012 leg. A.S. Ukrainsky, 1 ex. (IBIW). Distribution in European Russia and Caucasus. CT: RZN VL: MAR/TAT ST: AST CA: DAG KRD UR: ORB (Jacobson 1913; Zaitsev 1916; Lebedev 1925; Litovkin et al. 2013; Sazhnev 2014; Sazhnev & Shapovalov 2016; Sazhnev 2017; Sazhnev & Ilyina 2017; Sazhnev & Kozminykh 2019). Azerbaijan: Agdash (Geok Tepe) (Zaitsev 1946, 1953; Sazhnev 2018b), Elisabethpol Governorate (including as Augyles scutellatus) (Jacobson 1913), Ganja (Kirovabad, as Augyles vitticollis) (Zaitsev 1946), Lankaran (as Augyles vitticollis) (Zaitsev 1946), Talysh (as Augyles scutellatus) (Jacobson 1913); Georgia: Borjomi (Zaitsev 1946, 1953), Khashuri (Mikhailovo) (Schneider & Leder 1877; Zaitsev 1946), Kvemo Kartli Krai (Bolnisi—former Ekaterinenpheld, including as Augyles vitticollis) (Zaitsev 1946), Matani (Zaitsev 1946, 1953), Tbilisi (Tiflis, including as Augyles scutellatus) (Jacobson 1913). Distribution. European species (described from Switzerland), distributed in Caucasus, Near East (Israel, Syria) (Mascagni, 2016; Sazhnev 2020). Remarks. By F.A. Zaitsev (1946) typical material of Augyles scutellatus (Motschulsky, 1854) was studied and this taxon to Augyles sericans was synonymized. Since Augyles vitticollis (Reitter 1884) is junior synonym of Augyles scutellatus (Mascagni 2016), both taxons should be referred to synonyms of Augyles sericans.
Published as part of Sazhnev, Alexey S., 2022, Variegated mud-loving beetles (Heteroceridae) of Russia and adjacent countries genus Augyles of European part of Russia and Caucasus Region, pp. 581-593 in Zootaxa 5209 (5) on page 588, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.5.5, http://zenodo.org/record/7340995
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