Geostiba (Geostiba) circellaris (GRAVENHORST 1806)

Assing, V., 2009, A revision of Geostiba of the Western Palaearctic region. XIX. New species from Turkey and Iran and additional records, with an updated key and a catalogue of the species of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1191-1246 : 1192-1193

Geostiba (Geostiba) circellaris (GRAVENHORST 1806)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Austria: 1 ex., Steiermark, Mixnitz (NMP); 1 ex., Steiermark, Zirbitzkogel ( NMP). Czech Republic: 2 exs., Bohemia, Malá Skála , leg. Obenberger ( NMP) ; 3 exs., Bohemia, Cibulka , 1.IV.1923, leg. Rambousek ( NMP) ; 1 ex., same data, but 23.II.1906 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Cibulka , 8.XII.1906 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Bohemia, Spičák , 6.VIII.1928, leg. Rambousek ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Bohemia, Č. Brod, Dolanky , IX.1920, leg. Rambousek ( NMP) ; 6 exs., Bohemia, Strašice , leg. Heyrovsky ( MNP) ; 3 exs., Bohemia, Závist , leg. Pfleger, Smolka ( NMP) ; 10 exs., W-Bohemia, Frant. Lázně- Soos , 12.III.1961, leg. Smetana ( NMP) ; 14 exs., same data, but 29.V.-3.VI.1960 ( NMP) ; 3 exs., same data, but 13.III.1960 ( NMP) ; 2 exs., same data, but 24.IV.1960 ( NMP) ; 2 exs., same data, but 13.VII.1960 ( NMP) ; 3 exs., same data, but 22.X.1960 ( NMP) ; 2 exs., same data, but 28.XI.1960 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Bohemia, Skuhrov ( NMP) ; 6 exs., Bohemia, Kynžvart , leg. Syrovátka ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Bohemia, Smečno , leg. Syrovátka ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Bohemia, Borkovice ( NMP) ; 3 exs., Bohemia, Blatno , leg. Heyrovsky ( MNP) ; 25 exs., Bohemia, Písek , leg. Tyl, etc. ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Bohemia, Jince , leg. Pfeffer ( NMP) ; 21 exs., Bohemia, Vrané ( NMP) ; 3 exs., Bohemia, Kunratice , 1.V.1949 ( NMP) ; 3 exs., Praha, 10.IV.1902 ( NMP) ; 15 exs, Praha env., leg. Duchon, Pfleger ( NMP) ; 8 exs., Čelakovice , leg. Heyrovsky ( MNP) ; 1 ex., Silesia , "Karlsbrunn", leg. Heyrovsky ( MNP) ; 2 exs., Silesia, Smrk Beskidy , leg. Hlisnikowski ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Klínovec ["Keilberg"] ( NMP) ; 2 exs., " Spindelmühle ", 18.VI.1903 ( NMP) ; 3 ex., Bohemia, " Neudau ", 24.X.1937 ( NMP) ; 3 exs., Přibram ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Brno ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Zapole ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Jílové , 26.IV.1943 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Pustá Rybná , 13.VI.1943 ( NMP) ; 12 exs., Kostelec n. Č. L., IV.1954 ( NMP) ; 6 exs., Okolí Prahy , X.1940, leg. Pfeffer ( NMP) ; 13 exs., Moravia, Praděd , VIII.1948, leg Pfeffer ( NMP) ; 4 exs., same data, but IV.1950 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Moravia, locality not specified ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Plumlov , IV.1944 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Hluboká , 4.VI.1905 ( NMP) ; 4 exs., Rejštejn ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Otradovice , 9.IV.1911 ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Jiřina , 13.III.1910 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Pořičany , leg. Rambousek ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Tuchoměřice, 18.VI.1906 ( NMP). Slovakia: 1 ex., Jezersko ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Detvianska Huta ( NMP) ; 1 ex., N. Zámky ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Hrabušice , VIII.1939, leg. Pfeffer ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Komárno , leg. Pfeffer ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Trenčin ( NMP). Ukraine: 3 exs., NE Kowelj, Tsheremoshno ( NMP) ; 2 exs., Kiev (cAss) ; 1 ex., Lvov, Sikhov beech forest park, leaf litter, 27.IV.2007, leg. Gontarenko (cGon). Romania: 1 ex., "Koroniez" (cAss). Croatia: 3 exs., Bosna ( NMP). Bosnia-Herzegovina: 3 exs., Sarajevo , V.1907 ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Trebevic , V.1907 (cAss) ; 1 ex., Brcko (cAss). Bulgaria: 1 ex., Sofia, Sv. Ivan , VIII.1908, leg. Rambousek ( NMP) ; 1 ex., Vitoša, Knjaževo , 16.III.1909, leg. Rambousek (cAss). Iran: 1♀, Esfahan province, 15 km NNE Semirom, 31°32'N, 51°37'E, 2650 m, 12.V.2007, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) .

Though common in Central Europe, the trans-Palaearctic G. circellaris is rare in the Balkans. The above specimen from Esfahan represents the first record from Iran.