Pygopleurus vulpes (FABRICIUS, 1781)

Ghahari, Hassan, Nikodým, Milan & M, Pygopleurus, 2018, An annotated checklist of Glaphyridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1171-1193 : 1183

Pygopleurus vulpes (FABRICIUS, 1781)

Melolontha vulpes FABRICIUS, 1781 ; Scarabaeus alopecias PALLAS, 1781 ; Amphicoma coeruleus PETROVITZ, 1958; Amphicoma griseovillosa REITTER, 1903; Melolontha hirta FABRICIUS, 1781; Amphicoma pyrrothrix DOHRN, 1885; Amphicoma rufa PETROVITZ, 1958; Amphicoma viridis PETROVITZ, 1958; Eulasia vulpecula TRUQUI, 1848.

D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: Northern Iran (Caspian Sea area) ( AFSHAR 1944, FARAHBAKHSH 1961, MODARRES AWAL 1997 as Amphicoma vulpes (FABRICIUS, 1781)) .

G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Albania, Montenegro, Serbia (NIKODÝM & BEZDEK 2016), Bulgaria, Greece, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldavia, Romania, Russia (Central European Territory, South European Territory), Turkey, Ukraine (NIKODÝM & BEZDEK 2006, 2016).

H o s t r e c o r d s: Ox-eye and sometimes on cerasus, apple, apricot, cherry and sour-cherry ( FARAHBAKHSH 1961; MODARRES AWAL 1997); larvae feed on roots, and adults feed on stamens and petals of flowers ( FARAHBAKHSH 1961).

C o m m e n t s: Pygopleurus vulpes has not been found in S of Caucasus ( Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) yet. Regarding Turkey, it is known from central regions and from Gevas as the easternmost place. Presence in Iran is not to be excluded, but mentioned older citations are needed to be confirmed by current material determination.