28) Geotomus ciliatitylus, Signoret, 1881

Geotomus ciliatitylus Signoret, 1881b: 652–653 [the synonymy with Geotomus caucasicus (Kolenati, 1846), now Geotomus elongatus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840), by Horváth 1918: 323, incorrect according to Lis 2006: 133; Hoberlandt’s (1995: 187) remark about G. caucasicus subspecies distribution, based on Wagner (1953: 472–473), unjustified].

Iran records: Safavi 1959: 31 (under the combination Geotomus caucasicus ciliatitylus); Modarres-Awal 1997: 71; Signoret 1881b: 652–653 (type from Tehran) .

Distribution in Iran: Tehran.

Distribution outside Iran: Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Macedonia, Romania, Russia [South European Territory (?)], Serbia and Montenegro, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.