Study on diversity of rove beetles (Staphylinidae, Col.) in Golestan Province, Iran

During 2011 and 2013 an elementary study on the rove beetles of Gorgan (Golestan province in north of Iran) and adjutant areas was carried out. The specimens were collected by Berlese funnel, aspirator and also sifters in 14 collecting sites. As a result, 3 genera of Oxytelinae, 6 species of Steninae and one species and one genus of Tachyporinae were identified. Out of which, S. similis and S. piscator are the first record for the fauna of Golestan province. The name of genera and species are presented here:
Subfamily Oxytelinae Fleming, 1821:Bledius Leach, 1819
Platystethus Mannerheim, 1830
Subfamily Steninae Macleay, 1825
Stenus caspius Puthz, 1972
Stenus machulkei Hromadka, 1977
Stenus lenkoranus Puthz, 1970
Stenus piscator Saulcy, 1865
Stenus similis Herbst, 1784
Stenus turk Puthz, 1972
Subfamily Tachyporinae Macleay, 1825:Tachyporus hypnorum Fabricius, 1775
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1856