Geostiba (Geostiba) circellaris
Creators: name: Assing, V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Geostiba
Geostiba circellaris

description: 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.
description: Published as part of 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), pp. 1191-1246 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2) on pages 1192-1193, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5276563