Stenus proprius L. Benick, 1921

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 : 19

Stenus proprius L. Benick, 1921 Fig. 2 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus proprius is recorded from Greece ( Schülke and Smetana 2015: 837), northeastern Iran ( Puthz 2003: 93), and Central Asia ( Kastcheev and Puthz 2011: 450). A second Iranian locality was recently discovered in the northwestern Zagros Mountains (Kordestan). Judging from the findings in the very northwest and northeast of Iran (Fig. 2 ), Stenus proprius is most probably distributed across the north of the country.

Biogeographical characterization.

Although the species was found in Greece and is expected to occur in Anatolia, its main distribution in Central Asia concurs with the Turkestanian glacial refuge. Thus, Stenus proprius can be regarded as an expansive Turkestanian faunal element. Kastcheev and Puthz (2011: 454) described this species as Kazakhstan-Turanian. Hitherto, Stenus proprius is the only representative of the Stenus alpicola species group in Iran.

Figures

Figures 1 - 6. Distribution of Steninae in Iran. 1. Geographical subdivision of Iran modified after Petrov (1955) and 2 - 6 distribution data of Steninae: 2. Dianous and the Stenus alpicola species group: ● Dianous coerulescens korgei, ○ Stenus proprius; 3. Stenus ater species group: ➕ Stenus affaber, ● Stenus ater, △ Stenus hypoproditor, ■ Stenus intricatus zoufali, ● Stenus mongolicus, ○ Stenus nodipes, ▲ Stenus skoraszewskyi; 4. Stenus brunnipes species group: ● Stenus brunnipes brunnipes; 5. Stenus canaliculatus species group: ● Stenus canaliculatus; 6. Stenus cautus species group: ○ Stenus cautus. Abbreviations: C - Caspian wet forest region, D - deserts and salt marshes, G - Golestan region, Gh - Ghohrud Mountains, Hm - mountains of Hormozgan, Khu - Khuzestan Plain, NB - North Baluchestan Mountains, NKh - North Khorasan Mountains, NNW - northern part of North Zagros Mountains, NZ - North Zagros Mountains, SB - South Baluchestan Mountains, SC - coast of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, SE - southern slopes of Elburz Mountains, SKh - southern Khorasan Mountains, SZ - southern Zagros Mountains in Fars, Z - Zagros Mountains.