Stenus medus Puthz, 1981

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 : 23

Stenus medus Puthz, 1981 Fig. 12 , Suppl. material 1

Chorology.

Stenus medus , described from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and northern Iran ( Puthz 1981: 702), is widely distributed in Transcaucasia, Turkey, and northern and northwestern Iran between 44°00'E (Orumieh) and 53°00'E (Shahmirzad) (Fig. 12 ).

Biogeographical characterization.

Due to its distribution in Transcaucasia and its high abundance in the Hyrcanian zone in the northern slopes of the Elburz Mountains, Stenus medus is a typical expansive Caspian faunal element.

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.