Stenistoderus cephalotes cephalotes (KRAATZ, 1858)

Assing, Volker, 2017, Taxonomic and faunistic notes on some West Palaearctic and Middle Asian Xantholinini, with a revalidation and new synonymies (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (1), pp. 235-252 : 240

Stenistoderus cephalotes cephalotes (KRAATZ, 1858)

Leptolinus cephalotes armeniacus COIFFAIT, 1966: 197 ; nov.syn.

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype ♀: " Erevan, Dzhrvezh , ASSR - 2-4-52 /

Type / Leptolinus cephalotes ssp. armeniacus Coiff., H. Coiffait det. 1963 / Leptolinus cephalotes

Kr., V.I. Gusarov det. 2000 / Stenistoderus cephalotes (Kraatz) , det. V. Assing 2017" (cKal).

Paratype 3: " Erevan, Sovetashen, ASSR, 4-4-52 / Préparation microscopique / Paratype /

Stenistoderus cephalotes (Kraatz) , det. V. Assing 2017" (cKal).

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia:13, Yerevan, Dzhrvezh, 25.V.1952 (cKal). Iran: 1♀, Ilam, Sarableh-Kuhdasht, NW Sarneh, 33°41'N, 47°04'E, 890 m, 17.X.2011, leg. Frisch (MNB).

C o m m e n t: The original description of Stenistoderus cephalotes armeniacus is based on a male holotype and three paratypes, one male and two females, from Armenia ( COIFFAIT 1966). An examination of the holotype revealed that it is in fact a female. The aedeagus of the male paratype is missing, that of the additional male from Armenia examined, however, is identical to that of Stenistoderus cephalotes males from other regions. Moreover, the presence of a distinct subspecies in Armenia would be zoogeographically implausible. Consequently, S. cephalotes armeniacus is placed in synonymy with the nominate subspecies.