Stenus butrintensis Smetana, 1959

Serri, Sayeh & Frisch, Johannes, 2016, Species diversity, chorology, and biogeography of the Steninae MacLeay, 1825 of Iran, with comparative notes on Scopaeus Erichson, 1839 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 63 (1), pp. 17-44 : 27

Stenus butrintensis Smetana, 1959 Fig. 21 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

The West Palaearctic Stenus butrintensis was previously known from western Europe as far east as Turkey. The record for Spain in Smetana (2004: 552), adopted by Schülke and Smetana (2015: 810), is a lapsus ( Puthz 2012a: 310). The first record of Stenus butrintensis for Iran in the Central Zagros considerably extends the known limit of distribution to the southeast (Fig. 21 ).

Biogeographical characterization.

Due to its wide distribution in the northeastern Mediterranean, we adopt Puthz’ (2012a: 310) classification as a Pontomediterranean species.

Figures

Figures 19 - 24. Distribution of Steninae in Iran. 19. Stenus mendicus species group: △ Stenus alienigenus, ○ Stenus ignotus, ● Stenus orientis; 20. Stenus ochropus - ludyi - coarcticollis species group: □ Stenus barbarae, ▲ Stenus confrater, ▲ Stenus darius, ● Stenus derwisch, △ Stenus guilanensis, ■ Stenus kambyses, ● Stenus martensi, ○ Stenus ochropus, ■ Stenus pieperi, ➕ Stenus ressli, ➕ Stenus wittmeri; 21. Stenus pallitarsis species group: ● Stenus arabicus, △ Stenus butrintensis, ○ Stenus claritarsis; 22. Stenus picipes species group: ○ Stenus ganglbaueri, ● Stenus picipes; 23. Stenus pusillus species group: □ Stenus lenkoranus, ● Stenus machulkai, ● Stenus viti; 24. Stenus similis species group: △ Stenus bernhauerianus, ■ Stenus cicindeloides, ○ Stenus similis.