Laboulbenia stenolophi Speg.

EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Russian Federation • Krasnodar Krai, Ubinskaya; 44°44’9”N, 38°32’23”E; 03.VII.1988; leg. Perkovsky & A. Puchkov; slide #L00367; on the elytra of Stenolophus discophorus (Fisher von Walheim, 1823) (#i00298 = SZIK K82) .

ADDITIONAL EXAMINED MATERIAL. — Azerbaijan • Ali-Bayram HPP (Shamkir), Kura river; 40°55’37”N, 46°10’12”E; 10.VIII.1977; leg. V. Dolin; slide #L00366; on the elytra of S. persicus Mannerheim in Chaudoir, 1844 (#i00297 = SZIK K81).

Greece • Samos Island, Pyrgos; 12.X.2007; leg. W.Rossi & E.Sarri; all over the body of S. teutonus (Schrank, 1781) (slide WR3195) .

KNOWN DISTRIBUTION. — It is impossible to precisely define the distribution of this species because of its taxonomic “travails”. It is found on various species and genera of ground beetles, mostly Stenelophus and Acupalpus, in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. For more details on the taxonomy and distribution of this fungus we refer, as usual, to the excellent monograph of Santamaría & Pedersen (2021).