Dicranocephalus marginatus (Ferrari, 1874)

Stenocephalus marginatus Ferrari, 1874: 138 (as new species); Stenocephalus albomarginatus Jakovlev, 1877: 90; Stenocephalus orientalis Distant, 1880: 202; Stenocephalus putoni Horváth, 1897: 84; Stenocephalus dimidiatus Jakovlev, 1901: 203 .

Distribution in Iran. Fars (Brown 1966; Wagner 1968; Moulet 1995; Linnavuori 2012), Golestan, Mazandaran (Linnavuori, 2007), Ilam (Linnavuori 2012), Isfahan, Tehran (Brown 1966), Kerman (Brown 1966; Wagner 1968; Moulet 1995), Khorasan (Seidenstücker 1957; Modarres Awal 1993, 1996a, 2008), Kordestan (Wagner 1961), Semnan (Jakovlev 1877), Sistan & Baluchestan (Seidenstücker 1957; Kiritshenko 1949, 1966; Moulet 1995), Iran (no locality cited) (Ferrari 1874; Jakovlev 1901).

General distribution. Near East, Central Asia, Arabic region (including Kuwait and Oman).

Comments. On grasses (Modarres Awal 1996a), and Euphorbia sp. (Linnavuori 2012).

Note. D. dimidiatus (Jakovlev) was considered a synonym of D. marginatus (Ferrari) by Moulet (1995), but Tshernova (1990) reinstated it and Dolling (2006) placed it as a synonym of D. putoni (Horváth), a valid species.