Gauropterus fulgidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Material examined. TURKEY: Mu ğ la: 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], Marmaris env., IV.1993, leg. Grunwald (cFel); Antalya: 1 ex., Taşgesiġi, 17.III.2000, leg. Esser (cAss); Batman: 1 ex., Hasankeyf, Tigris river valley, 14.V.2005, leg. Vávra (cVav). CYPRUS: 1 ex., Larnaca, salt lake, 29.IV.1993, leg. Sama (SMNS).

ISRAEL: 1 ex. [det. Feldmann], Dead Sea, En Gedi-Wadi, 31°27'N, 35°24'E, 360 m, 28.II.2005, leg. Starke (cFel). IRAN: Fars: 5 exs., Estahban–Darab road, 20 km NW Darab, 28°51'N, 54°25'E, 1320 m, 13.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 1 ex., Estahban–Darab road, Darb Qal'eh, 6 km E Bagheshad, 29°00', 54°26'E, 1500 m, 16.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 1 ex., pass road Estahban–Ij, 29°05', 54°11'E, 2030 m, 24.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 4 exs., SE Darab, 12 km N Rostaq: Layzangan, Kelate- Serbu Mts., 28°41'N, 54°59'E, 2010 m, 17.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 3 exs., 30 km NE Marv-Dasht: Seydan, 30°06'N, 53°04'E, 1770 m, 7.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 1 ex., Meymand–Borak road, 10 km W Behjan, 28°51'N, 52°54'E, 1580 m, 14.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 4 exs., Meymand–Borak road, 5 km W Behjan, 28°50'N, 52°56'E, 1420 m, 14.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 2 exs., Shiraz–Firuzabad road, 27 km S Kavar: Darenjalar road, 29°07'N, 52°33'E, 1590 m, 12.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 1 ex., Shiraz–Firuzabad road, pass Kavar–Bowvakan, 29°04'N, 52°39'E, 1790 m, 12.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 1 ex., Farrashband–Firuzabad road, Kherghe, 28°55'N, 52°22'E, 1620 m, 13.IV.2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB). GEORGIA: 1 ex., Mzcheta near Tbilisi, 25.VI.1986, leg. Wrase & Schülke (cSch). TAJIKISTAN: 1 ex., Warsob valley near Dushanbe, 6.V.1989, leg. Wrase (cSch).

Comment. The species is widespread in the Palaearctic, Oriental, and Nearctic regions (Herman 2001, Smetana 2004).