Scolytus kirschii fasciatus Reitter, 1890

Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Modarres Awal 1997 as Scolytus fasciatus).

General distribution. France, Sicily, Spain, Southern Russia, Algeria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Taxonomy. This subspecies has often been considered as a synonym or variety (Michalski 1973) of S. kirschii kirschii, but is listed as a valid subspecies by Knížek (2011), even though its range overlaps with S. kirschii kirschii . DNA studies could help to determine its status.

Biology. Previously recorded from Ulmus (Ulmaceae) (Stark 1952; Kadyrov 1989). Recorded in Iran from Prunus armeniaca (both wild and cultivated), Prunus domestica, and sometimes on Prunus spinosa (Rosaceae) and Ulmus sp. ( Ulmaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997).

Comments. Metacolus unifasciatus Förster, 1856 ( Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a parasitoid of S. kirschii fasciatus on Ulmus in Iran (Abd-Rabou et al. 2005).