Stenus rutilans SAULCY , 1865

Feldmann, Benedikt, 2020, A new species of Stenus from Syria and additional records of the genus from the Middle East (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (1), pp. 245-251 : 250

Stenus rutilans SAULCY, 1865 ( Figs 9-10 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d ISRAEL: 1♀ (det. Puthz), Lehavim, 25.III.2005, leg. Shelef & Chikatunov (TAU). LEBANON: 1♂, 1♀, Rayfoun, ca. 33°58'N, 35°42'E, ~ 990 m, mixed oak forest, pitfall trap, 9-12.IV.2016, leg. Reuter (cFel).

The original description of S. rutilans is based on two female type specimens from Jerusalem ( Israel) and Amman ( Jordan) ( SAULCY 1865). Previously a synonym of S. cyaneus BAUDI DI SELVE, 1848 , PUTHZ (2008) revalidated the taxon and illustrated the female primary and secondary sexual characters (figures 42-43). The previously unknown male primary and secondary sexual characters are illustrated in Figs 9-10 .

The species, which had been reported from Israel, Jordan and Egypt ( SAULCY 1865, PUTHZ 2008), is recorded from Lebanon for the first time.

Figures

Figs 9-10: Stenus rutilans: (9) aedeagus in dorsal view; (10) apical part of male sternite IX. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.