Stenus persicus Puthz, 1981

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 : 23

Stenus persicus Puthz, 1981 Fig. 12 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus persicus seems to be endemic to Azerbaijan and western Iran (Fig. 12 ). Besides a find in the Ardabil Province, we repeatedly collected it in the Zagros Mountains from Kordestan southwards to northern Fars, usually in higher elevations and sympatrically with relatives of the Stenus glacialis species group such as Stenus hospes and Stenus schah .

Biogeographical characterization.

Judging from the distribution pattern in the Zagros Mountains and Northwest Iran (Ardabil Province), Stenus persicus can be regarded as an Iranian faunal element.

Figures

Figures 7 - 12. Distribution of Steninae in Iran. 7. Stenus circularis species group: ○ Stenus planifrons robustus; 8. Stenus clavicornis species group: ○ Stenus caspius, ● Stenus providus providus; 9. Stenus comma species group: ■ Stenus aereus, ○ Stenus asiaticus, ● Stenus bicornis, ▲ Stenus biguttatus, □ Stenus comma comma; 10. Stenus cordatus species group: ○ Stenus araxis, ● Stenus turk; 11. Stenus crassus and Stenus fornicatus species groups: ■ Stenus crassus, △ Stenus formicetorum, ○ Stenus fornicatus; 12. Stenus glacialis species group: ➕ Stenus armeniacus, ▲ Stenus hospes, ■ Stenus limicola, ○ Stenus medus, ▲ Stenus parcior, □ Stenus persicus, ● Stenus schah.