Barytarbes superbus SCHMIEDEKNECHT 1914

Barytarbes superbus SCHMIEDEKNECHT, 1914 M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Vashlovani, Datviskhevi, 1♀ 8-19.VI.2023, leg. G. Japoshvili; Armenia, Ketayk prov., Geghard monastery, 1750 m, 1♀ 19.VI.2006, leg. Ø. Berg. R e m a r k s: Body length 10.5-13.0 mm. Flagellum with 32-33 segments, bristle-shaped; 1 st flagellar segment 3.7× as long as wide, widest segments about square. Hind femur 3.5-4.0× as long as wide. Hind trochantellus moderately enlarged and flattened ventrally (as in Trematopygus). Petiole except black base and 2 nd to 5 th tergites red, 6 th tergite black, with red frontal and lateral margins. The generic position of this species is questionable. D i s t r i b u t i o n: West Palaearctic, new records for Georgia and Armenia.