Kissophagus vicinus (Comolli, 1837)

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan (Samin et al. 2011 as Kissophagus hederae (Schmitt, 1843)) . General distribution. Europe, North Africa, Turkey.

Biology. This species breeds beneath the bark of large, dying stems of Hedera (Araliaceae) (Balachowsky 1949; Stark 1952; Pfeffer 1995). There are no host records from Iran.