Description of three new species of Geostiba thomson, 1858 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, aleocharinae) from central western Anatolia

Örgel S.Anlaş S.2024-07-222024-07-22202013000179http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/14261As result of faunistic studies from Afyonkarahisar province in central western Anatolia, three new species of the subgenus Tropogastrosipalia Scheerpeltz belonging to the genus Geostiba Thomson are described and illustrated: Geostiba ahirensis sp. nov. (Ahır Dağları), G. sandiklica sp. nov. (Sandıklı Dağı), and G. karakusensis sp. nov. (Karakuş Dağları). A key is presented for distinguishing the new species from related congeners and a map shows the distributions of seven species. © TÜBİTAK.EnglishAll Open Access; Bronze Open AccessAfyonAnatoliaTurkeyAleocharinaeColeopteraStaphylinidaebeetlenew speciesspatial distributionDescription of three new species of Geostiba thomson, 1858 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, aleocharinae) from central western AnatoliaArticle10.3906/zoo-1907-35