Leptaleus chaudoiri (Kolenati, 1846)

Telnov, Dmitry & Ghahari, Hassan, 2018, An annotated checklist of the Anthicidae and pediline Pyrochroidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of Iran, with thirteen new country records, Zootaxa 4497 (4), pp. 451-491 : 469

Leptaleus chaudoiri (Kolenati, 1846)

Published data. Iran ( Pic 1911c, Persia, checklist; Jacobson 1915, Persia, checklist; Winkler 1927, Persia, checklist; Koch 1937, general distribution; Uhmann & Gueorguiev 2000, general distribution; Uhmann et al. 2005, general distribution; Сhandler et al. 2008, checklist).

New records. IRAN S.E. Hormouzhan prov. Doveri vil. Env. mt. 1000 IV. 2000 leg. A.Plutenko (3 specimens ADС) ; IRAN, Boyer Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh Province Yasui-Kakan road: 6km to Yasuj , 1940m N 30°42’39” E 051°36’43” 0 7.07.2004, leg. J. Frisch (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Fars Province N Marv Dasht, 30km S Hasanabad: Emam-zadeh Esmaiel , 1840m N 30°`19’28” E052°34’56” 10.04.2006, lg. Frisch & Serri (9 MNHB) ; IRAN, Fars Province: Shiraz-Firuzabad rd, 27km S Kavar: Darenjarlar rd, 1590m N 29°06’44” E 052°33’28” 12.04.2006, lg. Frisch & Serri (8 MNHB) ; IRAN, Fars Province Meymand-Borak road : 5km W Behjan , 1420m N 28°50’24” E 052°56’23” 14.04.2006, lg. Frisch & Serri (2 MNHB) ; IRAN, North Khorasan Prov. Shirvan-Quchan road : 24km SSW Faruj: Garmab 1710m ( Barjovein Mts ) N 37°03’01” E 058°06’30” 0 1.06.2006, lg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Shot—Siyah Сhesmeh road: pass SW Shot , 1420m N 39°08’55” E 044°40’45”, 28.08.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Khoy—Siyah Сhesmeh road : 9km W Zar Abad , 1970m N 38°47’15” E 044°`32’08”, 30.08.2008, lg. Frisch & Serri (1 MNHB) ; IRAN, Kerman Province Bardsir-Baft : 10km SE Qal’eh Askar ( Mt Lalehzar ) 3360m N 29°26’01” E 056°44’31” 22.05.2010, lg. Frisch & Serri (5 MNHB) ; IRAN, Gilan Province S Astara, 5km W Lavandvil: Koteh Komeh , 180m N 38°18’26” E 048°47’14” 10.10.2011, leg. Frisch (18 MNHB) ; IRAN, Ilam Province 10 km NW Eyvan : 5km W Alamdar , 1170m N 33°51’34” E 046°11’10” 18.10.2011, leg. Frisch (1 MNHB) ; Iran, Hormozgan province, Mand river , 19.II.2015, leg, S.Azadbakhsh (1 SAС) ; Iran, Hormozgan province, Mand river , 7.III.2015, leg, S.Azadbakhsh (1 SAС) ; Iran, Hormozgan province, Minab road, 10.III.2015, 27°23’5”N, 56°51’3”E), 20m, leg. S.Azadbakhsh (2 SAС).

Chorotype. Saharo-Turano-Sindian (5.10 STS) and Turano-Mediterranean (1.11 TUM), in Europe westwards to Serbia, in Africa—to Mauritania.

Phenology. February to October.