Chorebus (Stiphrocera) merellus (Nixon, 1937)

Distribution in Iran. East of Iran (no locality cited) (Yari et al. 2014).

Distribution outside Iran. Asiatic Russia and Korea (Papp 2013), Austria, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland (Yu et al. 2012), Germany, Poland (Griffiths 1968 as Dacnusa merella; Yu et al. 2012), Hungary (Papp 2006, 2008; Yu et al 2012), Ireland and Scotland (Broad et al. 2012; Yu et al. 2012), United Kingdom (Nixon 1937 as Dacnusa merella; Griffiths 1968; Broad et al. 2012; Yu et al. 2012), Ukraine (Perechayenko 2008; Yu et al 2012).

Host records. Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) caricicola (Hering, 1926) on Carex sp., C. (Dizygomyza) luzulae (Groschke, 1957) on Luzula silvatica (Huds.) Gaudin, C. (Dizygomyza) chaixiana (Hering, 1956) on Poa chaixii Vill., C. (Butomomyza) staryi (Stary, 1930) on Carex sp, C. (Butomomyza) scirpi (Karl, 1926) on Scirpus silvaticus L. and C. (Butomomyza) caricivora (Groschke, 1954) on Carex silvatica Huds. ( Diptera: Agromyzidae) (Griffiths 1968; Yu et al. 2012), and Phytomyza soenderupi Hering, 1941 ( Diptera: Agromyzidae) (Yu et al. 2012).