Aulonogyrus (Aulonogyrus) concinnus (Klug, 1834)

Van Vondel, Bernhard J., Ostovan, Hadi & Ghahari, Hassan, 2017, An annotated checklist of Iranian Myxophaga (Hydroscaphidae, Sphaeriusidae) and Adephaga (Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Rhysodidae) (Insecta: Coleoptera), Zootaxa 4216 (3), pp. 225-246 : 229-230

Aulonogyrus (Aulonogyrus) concinnus (Klug, 1834)

Distribution in Iran. Alborz ( Hematyian et al. 2010), Fars ( Guéorguiev 1965b; Hosseinie 1978; Arefnia 2004), Guilan ( Guéorguiev 1965c; Cox & Cox 1982), Ilam, Isfahan, Semnan ( Peschet 1914), Kerman ( Ochs 1953; Guéorguiev 1965c), Khuzestan ( Ochs 1953; Ghodrati et al. 2014), Lorestan ( Peschet 1914; Ochs 1953), Mazandaran, Qom ( Ochs 1953), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Legros 1972), West Azarbaijan ( Ochs 1953; Khalifani et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) ( Hafezieh 1997).

General distribution. Afghanistan, Algeria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China (Qinghai) , Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Central and South European Territory) , Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Tadzhikistan, “Transcaucasia”, Turkey, Uzbekistan ( Mazzoldi 2003), Iran ( Guéorguiev 1981; Darilmaz & Kiyak 2006; Kiyak et al. 2006).

Comments. In pond with rich vegetation and in brooks ( Ochs 1953). On surface of clear, small, slow moving streams ( Hosseinie 1978). Along coasts of lakes, watering canals and slowly flowing streams; fresh and brackish water (Kiyak et al. 2006). Found in marshes ( Cox & Cox 1982). In water resources in crop fields ( Khalifani et al. 2012). Up to an altitude of 3200 m ( Ochs 1953).