Stenus peripherus Korge, 1971

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 : 25

Stenus peripherus Korge, 1971 Fig. 17 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus peripherus was described as a subspecies of Stenus melanarius from Turkey ( Korge 1971: 24), but only recently raised to species rank by Puthz (2008: 149). The species is distributed in eastern Turkey, Armenia, and Iran, where it reaches its southernmost known limit of distribution in the southern Talish at 36°54'N, 49°59'E (Fig. 17 ).

Biogeographical characterization.

The few localities hitherto known suggest an expanded Caspian distribution for Stenus peripherus .

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.