Stenus viti Puthz, 1977

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 : 28

Stenus viti Puthz, 1977 Fig. 23 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus viti , endemic to the northern slopes of the South Caspian mountains and presently known from Iran only, is recorded from northern Gilan at 48°49'E (Astara) throughout Mazandaran eastwards to Golestan at 55°14'E (Ramian) (Fig. 23 ).

Biogeographical characterization.

This species is a Hyrcanian faunal element sensu De Lattin (1951: 208-210, 1957: 388, 1967: 322).

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.