Pityogenes quadridens (Hartig, 1834)

Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Samin et al. 2011).

General distribution. Europe, through Russia to the Far East, Turkey, Kazakhstan. Biology. The species usually breeds in species of Pinus, but occasionally attacks Abies, Larix and Picea (Pinaceae) (Stark 1952, Schedl 1962). Recorded in Iran from Picea orientalis (Pinaceae) (Samin et al. 2011). Stark (1952) and Schedl (1962) briefly describe the biology and gallery system.