Astenus procerus ( Gravenhorst, 1806 )

Anlaş, Sinan, 2020, Notes on the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 in the Mediterranean and adjacent regions. A new species from Turkey, seven new synonyms, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Zootaxa 4869 (2), pp. 251-263 : 252

Astenus procerus ( Gravenhorst, 1806) ( Figs. 1–24 )

Paederus procerus Gravenhorst, 1806: 141

Astenus rufopacus Reitter, 1909: 150 syn. n.

Astenus circumflexus circumflexus Jarrige, 1952: 125 syn. n. ( Figs. 28–30 )

Astenus circumflexus scutellaris Coiffait, 1971: 184 syn. n. ( Figs. 25–27 )

Astenus obliquus Jarrige, 1952: 126 syn. n.

Astenus baali Coiffait, 1960: 94 syn. n. ( Figs. 31–41 )

Figures

FIGURES 1–12. Astenus procerus (Gravenhorst, 1806), intraspecific variation of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view: 1–2) Turkey, northeastern Anatolia; 3–4) Turkey, central Anatolia; 5–6) Turkey, southern Anatolia; 7–8) Turkey, western Anatolia; 9–10) Azerbaijan, Ordubad; 11–12) Iran, Mazandran. Scale bars: 1–12) 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 13–24. Astenus procerus (Gravenhorst, 1806), intraspecific variation of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view: 13–14) Syria; 15–16) Iraq, Baghdad; 17–18) Cyprus; 19–20) Bulgaria, Strandza Mts.; 21–22) Italy, Sicilia; 23–24) Russia, Krasnodar. Scale bars: 13–24) 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 25–30. Details of Astenus circumflexus scutellaris Coiffait 1971 (25–27) and Astenus circumflexus circumflexus Jarrige, 1952 (28–30): 25) habitus, holotype; 26) forebody, holotype; 27) holotype labels; 28) aedeagus, lateral view; 29) aedeagus, ventral view; 30) labels. Scale bars: 25–26) 0.5 mm, 28–29) 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 31–41. Details of Astenus baali Coiffait, 1960: 31) habitus, holotype; 32) forebody, holotype; 33) habitus, paratype; 34) forebody, paratype; 35) holotype aedeagus, lateral view; 36) holotype aedeagus, ventral view; 37) paratype aedeagus, lateral view; 38) holotype labels; 39–41) paratype labels. Scale bars: 31–34) 0.5 mm, 35–37) 0.2 mm.