17) Byrsinus laticollis (Wagner, 1954)

Aethus (Cydnus) laticollis Wagner, 1954: 1 (as new species).

Byrsinus laticollis: Lis 1993b: 88 (new combination).

Iran records: Hoberlandt 1995: 183 (under the name Aethus laticollis).

Distribution in Iran: Tehran province.

Distribution outside Iran: Canary Islands, Italy, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia.

Byrsinus minor Wagner, 1964 . Th e record of Byrsinus minor Wagner, 1964 from Gilan province (Assalem, 8 km NW Bandar-Pahlavi) by Wagner (1968: 437), also quoted by Hoberlandt (1995: 191), is erroneous, according to Lis (2006: 129). Consequently, this species is still not known from Iran.