Myllaena intermedia, Erichson, 1837

Assing, Volker, 2018, On some Myllaena species in the East Mediterranean and Caucasus regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1015-1032 : 1016-1017

Myllaena intermedia ERICHSON, 1837

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Armenia: 3♂♂, 4♀♀, N Yerevan, NW Hrazdan, 40°34'N, 44°24'E, 2000 m, stream bank with gravel, 28.VI.2016, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 1♂, 1♀, S Martuni, Sulema Pass, 39°58'N, 45°14'E, 2340 m, slope with small stream and scattered bushes, litter and roots near stream sifted, 8.VII.2017, leg. Assing (cAss). Azerbaijan: 2♀♀, Lenkoran, leg. Leder ( SDEI). Iran: 1♂, Gilan, Asalem , 37°40'N, 48°52'E, 1200 m, 10.VI.1975, leg. Senglet (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: According to SCHÜLKE & SMETANA (2015), this common species has a trans-Palaearctic distribution ranging eastwards to East Siberia. The above specimens represent the first records from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.