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) Author Assing, V. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2009 2009-12-18 41 2 1191 1246 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5276563 0253-116X 5276563 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 .