Geostiba (Sipalotricha) rhodiensis PACE 1983

Assing, V., 2007, Four new species and additional records of Geostiba from Turkey and Crete, and a new synonymy (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (2), pp. 777-790 : 782

Geostiba (Sipalotricha) rhodiensis PACE 1983

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: A n t a l y a: 7 exs., 25 km ESE Alanya , 36°32'N, 32°16'E, 900 m, grass roots and litter of deciduous trees and shrubs sifted, 23.XII.2006, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 22 exs., 40 km E Alanya, 36°29'N, 32°23'E, 1530-1600 m, pine litter and grass roots sifted, 23.XII.2006, leg. Assing (cAss). A d a n a: 3exs., SW Hasandede Geç. , NE Kayadibi, 37°30'N, 35°23'E, 1230 m, 26.IV.2007, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 4 exs., SW Hasandede Geç. , SW Kayadibi, 37°28'N, 35°20'E, 1170 m, 26.IV.2007, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 2 exs., 26.IV.2007, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss). K a h r a m a n m a r a ú: 10 exs., Andırın-Geben , 12.5 km from Andırın , 37°39'N, 36°26'E, 1500 m, 27.IV.2007, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss). O s m a n i y e: 1 ex., N Bahce, Bekdemir, 37°16'N, 36°36'E, 1200 m, 21.IV.2007, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) .

The species is widespread in southern Anatolia and Rhodos. Its distribution is mapped by ASSING (2006).