Cis comptus Gyllenhal, 1827

Amini, S., Krolik, R., Nozari, J., Farashiani, M. E. & Kazerani, F., 2020, A Survey Of Ciidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) Of The Hyrcanian Forest (Iran) With New Faunistic Records, Zoodiversity 54 (4), pp. 317-328 : 320

* Cis comptus Gyllenhal, 1827

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Golestan Prov., 45 km NE of Minudasht , 37°23.251′ N 55°50.112′ E, 584 m amsl, 12.06.2015, 26 exx. leg. R. Królik et A. Lasoń ( USMB, RKPC) ; 11 km SE of Minudasht , 37°10.256′ N 55°28.301′ E, 447 m amsl, 13– 15.06.2015, 20 exx. leg. R. Królik et A. Lasoń, from fungus on Populus sp. ( USMB, RKPC) ; Mazandaran Prov., Chalus , 36°39.102′ N 51°25.153′ E, 14– 19.02.1966, 2 exx. reared 17.05.1966 – 4.10.1968 leg. A. Warchałowski, cult. M . Kak ( MNHW) ; 28 km E of Marzanabad , 36°26′ N 51°32′ E, 20.05.2017, 30 exx. leg. A. Lasoń ( USMB, RKPC) .

Widespread Palearctic species. It inhabits almost the whole of Europe, known from North Africa, reaches its range to the Far East. It develops on the soft basidiomes of fungi (especially Bjerkandera P. Karst. , Coriolopsis Murrill and Trametes Fr. ) on deciduous trees.

Distribution: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Russia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine ( Jelínek, 2008). Iran (first record).