Geostiba (Sipalotricha) rhodiensis PACE 1983

Assing, V., 2011, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXI. Eight new species from Turkey and the Caucasus, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2), pp. 1135-1158 : 1156

Geostiba (Sipalotricha) rhodiensis PACE 1983

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: 1, Burdur, 17 km SE Burdur, N Çeltikçi geçidi, 37°36'N, 30°24'E, 1260 m, oak litter and moss sifted, 16.II.2011, leg. Schülke (cSch) ; 3 exs., Antalya, 33 km NW Alanya , 36°46'N, 31°45'E, 250 m, stream valley, litter sifted, 18.II.2011, leg. Schülke (cSch, cAss) ; 2 exs., Adana, SW Hasandede geçidi, 37°30'N, 35°23'E, 1230 m, 19.IV.2011, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) ; 42 exs., Adana, Feke, 21 km to Mansurlu , 37°51'N, 35°46'E, 965 m, 22.IV.2011, leg. Brachat & Meybohm (cAss) .

Geostiba rhodiensis is widespread and common in southern Anatolia and Rhodos. Its distribution is mapped by ASSING (2006). The male from Burdur represents the first record from this province.