Carpelimus (Paratrogophloeus) similis (Smetana, 1967)

(metuens Mulsant & Rey, 1878)

Material: 1 male “ Portugal mer.reg. Faro Alportel /2/ 25.03.2017 Mantič lgt., Querceto-Pinetum ” “37°11΄44˝N 08°54΄21˝W, 350 m, in graveli about brook” (cMM) . 2 males “ IRAN: Zagros Mts., p. Chahar Mahall va Bachtiari, Zord Koh Mts., pass 20 km W Samami, 2775m, 21.IV.2018, N 32°09´55˝ N 50°10´37˝ E, subalpine slopes leg. A. Weigel, #49” “Collection NATURKUNDEMUSEUM ERFURT” (NKME) .

Remarks. The species is quite widespread in Europe (Gildenkov 2015; Schülke & Smetana, 2015). In the Asian part of the Palaearctic Region, it was reliably known only from Turkey and Turkmenistan (Gildenkov 2015). It is recorded here from Portugal and Iran for the first time.