Pedostrangalia (Neosphenalia) kurda Sama, 1997

Kasatkin, D. G., 2021, Notes on the fauna and taxonomy of longicorn-beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Near East and Transacaucasia, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (3), pp. 297-304 : 297

Pedostrangalia (Neosphenalia) kurda Sama, 1997

MATERIAL: 4♀, 5♂, Iran, Kermanshakh prov. , near Shamshir vill., 20–22 05 2015, on Apiaceae flowers, leg. Kasatkin D. (cDK) .

NOTES. According to the Catalogue [ Danilevsky, 2020b], this species is widespread in Near East and Transcaucasia: Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, Georgia and Iran. Data on the possible distribution of P. kurda in Georgia and Armenia are based on the publication of Miroshnikov [2011] and are unconfirmed. The record for Iran (as P. emmipoda Mulsant, 1863 ) is based on the work of Villiers [1967], who listed two locality: Karand (apparently Semnan Province) and Ghasr-e- Chirin (Kermanshakh Province). The record of P. kurda in

How to cite this article: Kasatkin D.G. 2021. Notes on the fauna and taxonomy of longicorn-beetles Semnan requires confirmation in our opinion, while the presence of this species in Kermanshah is confirmed by our material .