Stenus armeniacus Puthz, 1967

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 : 22-23

Stenus armeniacus Puthz, 1967 Fig. 12 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus armeniacus was described from Yerevan, Armenia ( Puthz 1967: 248), and later recorded from the Kopeh Dag in Turkmenistan and the eastern Zagros Mountains (Arak) in Iran ( Puthz 1973: 292). Only recently, Puthz (2012b: 153) published first records of this species from southern Turkey and revealed that the record from Turkmenistan is based on a misidentification. The record from Arak represents the southernmost collection site (Fig. 12 ). This species is rare and we didn’t succeed in collecting it.

Biogeographical characterization.

In view of the widely scattered localities in the Irano-Anatolian highlands we propose an Irano-Anatolian type of distribution for Stenus armeniacus .

Figures

Figures 7 - 12. Distribution of Steninae in Iran. 7. Stenus circularis species group: ○ Stenus planifrons robustus; 8. Stenus clavicornis species group: ○ Stenus caspius, ● Stenus providus providus; 9. Stenus comma species group: ■ Stenus aereus, ○ Stenus asiaticus, ● Stenus bicornis, ▲ Stenus biguttatus, □ Stenus comma comma; 10. Stenus cordatus species group: ○ Stenus araxis, ● Stenus turk; 11. Stenus crassus and Stenus fornicatus species groups: ■ Stenus crassus, △ Stenus formicetorum, ○ Stenus fornicatus; 12. Stenus glacialis species group: ➕ Stenus armeniacus, ▲ Stenus hospes, ■ Stenus limicola, ○ Stenus medus, ▲ Stenus parcior, □ Stenus persicus, ● Stenus schah.