Scolytus intricatus (Ratzeburg, 1837)

Material examined. Golestan Province, Aliabade Katoul, N 36º 52' 53", E 54º 53' 24", 341 m a.s.l., breeding in trunk of Parrotia persica (Hamamelidaceae), Sudabe Amini leg., 5 specimens, August 2015.

Scolytus intricatus was previously recorded only from Quercus canariensis, Q. castaneifolia, Q. cerris, Q. coccifera, Q. frainetto, Q. ilex, Q. robur, Fagus orientalis (Fagaceae), F. sylvatica and Ostrya carpinifolia (Betulaceae), Betula alba (Betulaceae), Castanea sativa (Fagaceae) (Pfeffer 1995; Bright & Skidmore, 2002). This is the first record of S. intricatus from Parrotia persica .