Laboulbenia proliferans Thaxt.

Laboulbenia proliferans Thaxt. (Fig. 3B) EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Georgia • Kvemo Kartli, Gardabani municipality, shore of lake Kumisi; 41°35’1”N, 44°51’35”E; 26.IV.2022; leg. R. Mishustin; slide #L00162; on the elytra of Chlaenius spoliatus P.Rossi, 1792 (#i00127-2). Ukraine • Chornomorsk district, Tarkhankut peninsula, Olenivka village, steppe; 45°22’16”N, 32°31’20”E; 04.V.2013; leg. A. Puchkov; slide #L00340; on the elytra of Chlaenius aeneocephalus Dejean, 1826 (#i00272 = SZIK K51) • Shchebetivka village; 44°55’38”N, 35°9’39”E; 02.V.1986; leg. A. Puchkov; slide #L00348; on the elytra of Chlaenius festivus (Panzer, 1796) (#i00280 = SZIK K59) • Donetsk oblast Mariupol district, Kalmius river valley; 47°7’22”N, 37°36’39”E; 04.VIII.2009; leg. A. Martynov; slide #L00349; on elytra and pronotum of C. festivus (#i00281 = SZIK K60). ADDITIONAL EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Iran • Meyme; 33°26’24”N, 51°10’28”E; 19.VI.2011; leg. V.Gurko; slide #L00351; on the elytra of C. festivus (#i00283 = SZIK K62). Nepal • Nepalgunj region; 3000 m alt.; 05.VIII.1999; leg. V. Gurko; slide #L00335; on the elytra of Chlaenius sp. (#i00286 = SZIK K65). KNOWN DISTRIBUTION. — Reported on very many species of ground beetles (Carabidae) from all continents except America. However, it is impossible to provide definite data because in the past it has been frequently confused with Laboulbenia pseudomasei Thaxt. (Rossi & Weir 1997).