Crypturgus cinereus (Herbst, 1793)

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil, East Azarbaijan (Samin et al. 2011).

General distribution. Europe, extending East to Far Eastern Russia, Mongolia and China.

Biology. Most of the species of Crypturgus Erichson live in association with other bark beetles attacking conifers in the family Pinaceae, and their galleries intermingle (e.g. Schedl 1946; Stark 1952; Chararas 1962). In Iran the species is recorded from Picea orientalis and Cedrus libani (Pinaceae) (Samin et al. 2011).