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Hi,
Length is about 5mm.

Hi Georgi,
this should be Ocydromus (Nepha) caucasicus (Motschulsky, 1844)
I've found a citation for Kaimaktschalan. I suppose it is the same place as your.

Thank you for the reply,Mauro.
But isn't caucasicus blackish and smaller? This specimen is blue-green.
By the way it is from the alpine zone-1700-1800m. alt.

Georgi,
you are right, but in my knowledge, the only similar species il O. (Nepha) turcicum that in Greece is present only on the Eastern side of Mt. Grammos at high altitude. I do not have any other indication of its presence in Greece.
Please check if the apex of the elytra is microsculptured or if it is completely smooth

Hello,
I'm sorry I have messed up the size,because I didn't post from home.Length is 4mm.But the colour of legs and elytra is still strange.Here are pictures of the apex of elytra.