Taphrorychus lenkoranus Reitter, 1913

Karagyan, Gayane, Kalashian, Mark, Ghrejyan, Tigran, Mazmanyan, Meri & Petrov, Аlexander, 2024, Annotated Checklist of Armenian Platypodinae and Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Zootaxa 5514 (1), pp. 41-65 : 45-46

10. Taphrorychus lenkoranus Reitter, 1913

Material. Tavush: env. Koghb vill., “Zikatar” Environmental Center, N41.1221° E44.9232°, 1310 m, pine artificial forest, pheromone traps, 25.05.–05.07.2023, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. (6 ex.); env. Gosh, 27.05.1980, M. Kalashian leg. (2 ex.); Dilijan, Visitor Center of “Dilijan” National Park , N40.7489° E44.8678°, 1275 m, pine artificial forest, pheromone traps, 05.05.–04.07.2023, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. ; Gegharkunik: env. Tsovagyugh , “Blue Sevan”, N40.6210° E45.0200°, 1925 m, 18.08.–27.09.2023, Window traps, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. ; Syunik: Shurnukh , 10.05.1950, S. Iablokoff-Khnzorian leg. ; env. Chakaten, 22.04.1981, M. Kalashian leg. (3 ex.); Tsav , 23.04.1981, M. Kalashian leg. (2 ex.) .

Distribution. South European Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran ( Knížek 2011b; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2017, 2023); from Armenia reported by Arnoldi et al. (1955) from Yerevan, and by Mirzoian (1954) from Lori (Stepanavan), Tavush (Dilijan, Ijevan), Gegharkunik (Chambarak) and Syunik (Goris, Kapan) Provinces.

Hosts. Quercus , Carpinus caucasica , Fagus orientalis , rarely Prunus .