Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT 1969

Assing, V., 2007, A revision of Western Palaearctic Medon. V. A new species from Iran and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (1), pp. 23-32 : 29

Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT 1969 ( Map 1 )

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran:F a r s p r o v i n c e: 1ex., Fars, S Kakan, Dasht-e Khoshk, 30°29N, 51°51E, 2400 m, 7.VII.2004, leg. Frisch ( MNHUB) ; 5 exs. [1 with teratological aedeagus], Margun river , 30°32E, 51°55E, 2040 m, 9.VI.2004, leg Frisch et al. ( MNHUB) ; 9 exs. [partly teneral], Estahban–Darab road, 23 km NW Darab, 28°53N, 54°24E, 1340 m, 24.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 19 exs. [partly teneral], road Estahban– Darab, Ij , 29°03, 54°13E, 1630 m, 24.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; A z a r b a y j a n - e S h a r q i: 91 exs., Aras valley at Qara Dagh, Mardanghem , 38°50N, 46°33E, 500 m, 10.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 28 exs., Aras valley at Qara Dagh, Marzabad , 38°52N, 46°32E, 400 m, 10.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 7 exs., Komar Oliah, Kiyamaki Dagh , 38°43N, 46°00E, 1320 m, 11.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 23 exs., Komar Oliah, Kiyamaki Dagh , 38°44N, 46°00E, 1230 m, 11.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; C h a h a r m a h a l & B a k h t i a r i: 3 exs., Lordegan, Atashgah , 31°17N, 50°58E, 1500 m, 5.VII.2004, leg. Frisch et al. ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 1 ex., Chelgerd-Abbarik, Sardab , 32°17N, 50°14E, 2250 m, leg. Frisch et al. ( MNHUB) ; L o r e s t a n p r o v i n c e: 3 exs., SE Dorud, Saravand ( Oshtoran Kuh ), 2000 m, 33°23N, 49°10E, 26.VI.2004, leg. Frisch ( MNHUB, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: This species is apparently rather common in Iran; its distribution is illustrated in Map 1 . Teneral adults were collected in April.

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Map 1: Distribution of Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT in Turkey, Armenia, and Iran, based on revised records.