Aleochara (Xenochara) longipes

Assing, Volker, 2018, On the Aleochara subgenera Ceranota and Xenochara. IV. A revision of types, a new species, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 129-148 : 140

Aleochara (Xenochara) longipes LIKOVSKÝ, 1965

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran: 1 ex., Kerman Province, Baft - Jiroft , 7 km NE Hanza, 29°21'N, 57°12'E, 2950 m, 24.V.2010, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNB) ; 2 exs., Kerman Province, Banan Mts., pass Mahan - Sirch , 30°12', 57°24'E, 2800 m, 20.V.2010, leg. Frisch & Serri ( MNB, cAss) ; 1 ex., Kerman Province, Ahmad - Abad, Shahr-e-Babak road, Purkan , 30°22'N, 55°22'E, 2530 m, 18.V.2010, leg. Frisch & Serri (cAss) .

C o m m e n t: The known distribution of A. longipes ranges from the Caucasus region across Middle Asia eastwards to Mongolia ( ASSING 2009a). The above specimens represent the first records from Iran.