Corresponding author: Oleg Negrobov (
Academic editor: R. Yakovlev
New and additional faunistic records for 13 species of
Oleg P. Negrobov, Peter Manko, Bella Japoshvili, Nataly Snegovaya, Jozef Oboňa (2020) New and additional faunistic records of the long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Azerbaijan and Georgia. Acta Biologica Sibirica 6: 43–47.
The Transcaucasian region is one of the 35 richest and most endangered sites in the world (“biodiversity hotspots”) with an extraordinary diversity of endangered and endemic species (Myers et al. 2012). However, the
According to the authors knowledge, 90 species of the long-legged flies are recently known from territory of Azerbaijan (
Dipterans were collected by sweep netting from the vegetation growing along the watercourses and lakes by the members of V4 & Eastern Partnership team (Visegrad Group + Georgia and Azerbaijan - abbreviated as V4 & EP leg.) in April 26–May 10, 2019. The captured specimens were preserved in 75% ethanol directly in the field. The material is deposited in the collection of the first author Oleg P. Negrobov (
AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♂, 3 ♀; Oğuz Region, Baș Dașağil, waterfall and brook in deciduous forest, 1325 m a.s.l.;
GEORGIA • 2 ♀; Kvemo Kartli Region, Poladauri (Chatakh), Lokistskali Stream and springs, 700 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Qax district, Lekit, large stream and its littoral, 530 m a.s.l.;
GEORGIA • 1 ♂; Kakheti Region, tributary of the Stori river, 573 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♀; Oğuz district, Sincan, open river, 370 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN • 2 ♀; Qax district, Lekit, large stream and its littoral, 530 m a.s.l.;
GEORGIA • 1 ♀; Kakheti region, Khadori gorge, seeps and waterfall of the Samkura River, 1195 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN: • 1 ♂; Şeki district, Kiş, forest beneath Galarsan ruin, 1190 m a.s.l.;
GEORGIA • 1 ♂; Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, Meneso, spring, its outlet and surrounding bush, 940 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Qax district, Lekit, large stream and its littoral, 530 m a.s.l.,
GEORGIA • 1 ♂; Kakheti district, tributary of the Stori river, 573 m a.s.l.;
GEORGIA • 1 ♀; Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region, Kharkheti (Nadibani), Aragvi River and its sidestream, 1235 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN • 2 ♀; Şeki district, Kiş, forest brook above the village, 1050 m a.s.l.;
GEORGIA • 1 ♂; Kakheti region, Batsara Nature Reserve, Batsara River and its sidebrook, 810 m a.s.l.;
AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♂; Şeki district, Cuma, Ayrichay River, marsh and open woods, 200 m a.s.l;
AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♀; Şeki district, Cuma, Ayrichay River, marsh and open woods, 200 m a.s.l.;
The present records of
We are grateful to all V4 & Eastern Partnership team members for their kindness and help during our fieldwork. We thank all anonymous editors and reviewers for their valuable and constructive comments on the first version of the manuscript. This work was supported by the International Visegrad Fund (project No. 21810533) and by the grant agency KEGA Project No. 005PU-4/2019. This study was also funded by a research grant to O.P. Negrobov (Russian Foundation for Basic Research and National Natural Science Foundation of China according to the research project No. 20-54-53005).