Metacanthus (Metacanthus) meridionalis (A. Costa, 1843)

Berytus meridionalis A. Costa, 1843: 27; Megalomerium pallidum Fieber, 1859: 208; Cardopostethus fulvus Jakovlev, 1875: 155; Metacanthus pusillus Linnavuori, 1960: 47 (non Horváth, 1912); Metacanthus linnavuorii Péricart, 1976: 371 (new name for pusillus Linnavuori, 1960); Metacanthus linnavuorii Stusák, 1977: 338 (new name for pusillus Linnavuori, 1960).

Distribution in Iran. Ardabil, Lorestan (Péricart 1984), Guilan (Linnavuori 2007), Khorasan (Linnavuori & Modarres Awal 1999; Havaskary et al. 2010).

General distribution. Ponto-Mediterranean, Caucasus, Central Asia.

Comment. On Epilobium sp. ( Onagraceae) (Linnavuori & Modarres Awal 1999; Linnavuori 2007).