Medon paradisiacus ASSING 2004

Assing, V., 2007, A revision of Western Palaearctic Medon. V. A new species from Iran and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (1), pp. 23-32 : 29

Medon paradisiacus ASSING 2004 ( Map 2 )

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Iran:A z a r b a y j a n - e S h a r q i: 2 exs., Aras valley at Qara Dagh, Mardanghem, 38°50N, 46°33E, 500 m, 10.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB, cAss) ; T e h r a n p r o v i n c e: 1 ex. [teneral], Dizin , Darband Sar, 36°03N, 51°25E, 2710 m, 17.VIII.2005, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNHUB) .

C o m m e n t: The previously known distribution was confined to Azerbaijan ( ASSING

2004a, 2005). The species is here reported from Iran for the first time ( Map 2 ). A teneral

specimen was collected in August.

Figures

Map 2: Distributions of Medon paradisiacus ASSING (filled circles), M. frischi ASSING (open circles), and M. serriae sp.nov. (square) in Azerbaijan and Iran.