Phaedrotoma exigua (Wesmael, 1835)

Material examined: 1♂, Iran, Tehran—Gholhak, 1700 m, 25.VI.1961 (Klapperich leg.) (HNHM); 1♂, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan—Zahak, 10.IV.2010, swept on Brassica napus (N. Khajeh leg.); 2♀ and 3♂ (2♀ and 1♂ in NHMW), Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan—Hirmand, 02.XI.2009, swept on Brassica napus (Z. Shahreki leg.); 13♀ and 2♂, same label but on Medicago sativa (N. Khajeh leg.); 1♂, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan— Zahak, 10.III.2010, swept on Trigonella sp. (N. Khajeh leg.) (NHMW); 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan—Zahak, 12.III.2010, swept on Melilotus officinalis (N. Khajeh leg.) (NHMW).

Distribution in Iran. Lorestan province—Chaghalvandi (Ghahari et al. 2012a), Tehran province—Tehran (Fischer 1990) and Sistan and Baluchestan—Hirmand, Zahak

General distribution. Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madeira Islands, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.