Geostiba (Geostiba) circellaris (GRAVENHORST 1806)

Assing, V., 2011, A revision of Geostiba of the West Palaearctic region. XXI. Eight new species from Turkey and the Caucasus, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (2), pp. 1135-1158 : 1136

Geostiba (Geostiba) circellaris (GRAVENHORST 1806)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Russia: 1 ex., W-Caucasus, Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika , 13 km SW Teberda, 43°20'N, 41°40'E, 1450 m, moist spruce forest with scattered beech, litter, moss, and dead wood sifted, 22.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1 ex., Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika , 4 km NNE Teberda, Teberda river, 43°29'N, 41°45'E, 1250 m, river bank, flood debris sifted, 24.VII.2011, leg. Assing (cAss) .

This species has a trans-Palaearctic distribution and is common in many parts of Europe ( ASSING 2005). The above specimens represent the first records from the Russian South European territory (SMETANA 2004).