Stenus latifrons Erichson, 1839

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 : 24-25

Stenus latifrons Erichson, 1839 Fig. 17 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus latifrons is widely distributed across Europe from the Balkans and Italy northwards to Scandinavia. Towards the east, the species reaches Turkey, Caucasia, and Iran. A recent record from Kazakhstan ( Kastcheev and Puthz 2011: 447) is based on a single female. In Iran, the species is known from the Caspian plain in Gilan (Fig. 17 ).

Biogeographical characterization.

Kastcheev and Puthz (2011: 454) consider Stenus latifrons to be a Mediterranean species. In view of the absence in the western Mediterranean, we follow Puthz (2012a: 287) and attribute the species to the Pontomediterranean type of distribution.

Figures

Figures 13 - 18. Distribution of Steninae in Iran. 13. Stenus guttula species group: ○ Stenus erythrocnemus, ● Stenus maculiger; 14. Stenus hopffgarteni species group: ○ Stenus fuscicornis; 15. Stenus humilis species group: ○ Stenus callidus; 16. Stenus impressus and Stenus incanus species groups: ○ Stenus heinzianus, △ Stenus taurus; 17. Stenus latifrons and Stenus melanarius species groups: ▲ Stenus latifrons, ○ Stenus incrassatus, □ Stenus morio, ● Stenus peripherus; 18. Stenus melanopus species group: ○ Stenus atratulus, ● Stenus piscator.