Anthelephila pedestris (Rossi, 1790)

Telnov, Dmitry & Ghahari, Hassan, 2018, An annotated checklist of the Anthicidae and pediline Pyrochroidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of Iran, with thirteen new country records, Zootaxa 4497 (4), pp. 451-491 : 480-481

Anthelephila pedestris (Rossi, 1790)

= Formicomus nobilis FALDERMANN, 1837

Published data. Iran ( Baudi 1878, Persia, general distribution; Jacobson 1915, Persia, checklist; Uhmann et al. 2005, general distribution; Сhandler et al. 2008, as Stricticollis , checklist); Guilan ( Bonadona 1970, as Formicomus nobilis ); Albroz Mts. ( Uhmann 1988, as Formicomus ); East Azarbaijan, Guilan, Lorestan, Mazandaran / Tehran ( Kejval 2006); East Azarbaijan (Atamehr et al. 2004).

New records. IRAN, Gilan Province Rudbar, Barrehsar: Sebostaneh , 1400m N 36°47’11” E 049° 48’20” 31.07.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri (1 specimen MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Kuh-e Narmigh: Someezarrin 1800m ( Kuh-e Sabalan ) N 38°06’06” E 047°18’28” 0 7.08.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Kuh-e Narmigh: Damirchi 1950m ( Kuh-e Sabalan ) N 38°07’31” E 047°22’07” 0 7.08.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Golestan Province 28km SE Minu Dasht: Dozeyen , 950m N 37°07’44” E 055°34’36” 0 4.06.2006, lg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Mazanaran Province 12km E Kiyasar: Alikolar , 1590m N 36°12’58” E 053°38’41” 0 9.06.2006, lg. Frisch & Serri (3 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Tabriz—Marand road: 4km S Ivand , 1560m N 38°19’26” E 046°07’49”, 26.08.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (10 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi pass 25km W Mahabad , 2080m N 36°44’44” E 045°31’38”, 0 2.09.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (2 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi N Takab: 13km E Takht-e-Soleyman , 2450m N 36°36’07” E 047°19’42” 0 7.09.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (2 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi N Takab: 8km E Takht-e- Soleyman , 2210m N 36°36’05” E 047°17’36” 0 7.09.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi N Takab: 3km NE Takht-e-Soleyman , 2270m N 36°38’08” E 047°14’07” 0 8.09.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (3 MNHB); S-Iran, Prov . Fars,vic. Qualat, 2000-2150m Bachtal / Trockenhang 29.48.13N,52.19.11E 28.IV.10,leg. D.Frenzel (1 NME); N-Iran: prov . Mazandaran Nur, university campus 36°34‘36“N, 52°02‘34“E 5m, 1.V.2010 leg. A.Skale (41) (1 NME) ; Iran / Gilan 10 km E Tutkabon 13.4.2011 270m leg. H. Mühle (2 NME); N- IRAN, Pr . Mazandaran Now Shahr,Dozdac,3mNN marshland,city border 36°35‘35“N, 51°40‘19“E 3.- 6.V.2012,leg. Frenzel (1 NME).

Chorotype. Сentralasiatic-European-Mediterranean (1.06 СEM) northwards to the Baltic Sea ( Latvia). Phenology. April to September.

— Anthelephila pegasus (Reitter, 1892)

Published data. Iran (Uhmann et al. 2005, general distribution); Lorestan (Uhmann 1985).

Comments. All records for Iran based on misidentified specimens of A. nadari (Pic) and A. nemrod (LaF.) according to Kejval (2006). This species does not occurs in Iran.