A checklist of Leiodidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) of Iran Author Perreau, Michel Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Angelini, Fernando text Zootaxa 2017 4286 1 journal volume 32761 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.1.3 9387eaf9-976d-4067-96a5-fae2e0a17b07 1175-5326 828324 A09AA747-D9DE-43A5-BCDD-C8335BAD78D Catops kirbii ( Spence, 1815 ) Choleva Kirbii Spence, 1815 : 148 . Type locality: Great Britain. Catops rotundicollis Kellner, 1846 : 176 . Type locality: Thüringer Wald. Catops kirbyi collaris Szymczakowski, 1976 : 62 . nov. syn. Type locality: Iran du Nord-ouest: Guilan , vallée de Nav , alt. 500 m . Distribution in Iran . Guilan (Nav valley) ( SZymcZakowski 1976 ). New material: MaZandaran , Chalus county, ElburZ mountains, N-slope, 7 km N Makarud, small stream, fagus forest, 1245 m , 38°35'64.9' N 51°09'55.4'' E, 03.vi.2008 , leg. A. PütZ (in collection A. PütZ). General distribution. Europe, Iran, Turkey ( Perreau 2015 ). Remarks. The comparison with the holotype (MG) and the absence of clear differences justify the synonymy C. kirbyi collaris SZymcZakowski, 1976 = C. kirbyi kirbyi Spence, 1815 .