Pteleobius vittatus (Fabricius, 1792)

Material examined. Golestan Province, Love, N 37º 20' 42", E 55º 41' 29", 817 m a.s.l., breeding in trunk of Carpinus sp., leg. Sudabe Amini, 24 specimens, July 2015.

Carpinus sp. is here recorded for the first time as new host for Pteleobius vittatus . In the past this species was collected only from Ulmus suberosa, U. laevis and U. foliacea (Pfeffer 1995; Bright 2014).