Leptusa (Neopisalia) laeviuscula (HOCHHUTH 1849)

Assing, V., 2009, New species, new synonymies, and additional records of Leptusa from Turkey and Iran (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1285-1305 : 1286

Leptusa (Neopisalia) laeviuscula (HOCHHUTH 1849) ( Map 3 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: M a z a n d a r a n: 1 ex., Sari county , Mohammadabad, NE Sangdeh, 36°04'N, 53°10'E, 1530 m, beech forest, 29.V.2008, leg. Pütz (cPüt) ; 2 exs., Sari county , Mohammadabad, 1 km W Afra Chal, 36°14'N, 53°14'E, 520 m, leaf litter sifted, 30.V.2008, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss) ; 2 exs., Sari county , Mohammadabad, E Qolqol, 36°10'N, 53°16'E, 920 m, leaf litter sifted, 29.V.2008, leg. Pütz (cPüt, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: Leptusa laeviuscula was previously known only from Azerbaijan and Armenia ( PACE 1989). The above specimens represent the first records from Iran ( Map 3 ).

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Map 3: Distributions of Leptusa (Stictopisalia) armeniaca PACE (open circle), L. (Neopisalia) laeviuscula (HOCHHUTH) (filled circles), and L. (Dysleptusa) persica nov.sp. (square) in northern Iran.