Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT 1970

Assing, V., 2010, A revision of Palaearctic Medon. VIII. A new species from Nepal and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (1), pp. 489-498 : 494-495

Medon fusculoides COIFFAIT 1970

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran:K o r d e s t a n: 20 exs., 27 km SW Saqqez, 2 km SW Mir Deh , 36°08'N, 36°02'E, 1600 m, 3.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 2 exs., 15 km NW Divandarreh, 5 km NE Ebrahim Abad , 35°59'N ; 46°52'E, 1980 m, 4.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 2 exs., 5 km S Qorveh, Veihaj , 35°07'N, 47°46'E, 2060 m, 5.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB). A z a r b a y j a n - e G h a r b i: 17 exs. [partly teneral], Shot- Siyah Chesmeh road, pass SW Shot, 39°08'N, 44°38'E, 1760 m, 28.VIII.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 7 exs., NW Piranshahr , 7 km road to Hashkan, 36°48'N ; 45°05'E, 1600 m, 2.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; 1 ex., pass 25 km W Mahabad , 36°45'N, 45°32'E, 2080 m, 2.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 3 exs [partly teneral], Khoy-Siyah Chesmeh road, 21 km W Zar Abad, 38°44'N, 44°28'E, 2350 m, 30.VIII.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., Khoy-Siyah Chesmeh road, 9 km W Zar Abad, 38°47'N, 44°32'E, 1970 m, 30.VIII.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., Khoy-Siyah Chesmeh road, 17 km W Zar Abad, 38°46'N, 44°29'E, 2640 m, 30.VIII.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 1 ex., Takab , 13 km E Takht-e- Soleyman, 36°36'N ; 47°20'E, 2450 m, 8.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) ; 3 exs., 14 km S Ziveh , 37°09'N, 44°53'E, 2320 m, 1.IX.2008, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) .

C o m m e n t: An updated map illustrating the distribution of this species, which ranges from eastern Anatolia to southeastern Iran, is provided by ASSING (2009).