Sulcacis fronticornis (Panzer, 1805)

Amini, S., Krolik, R., Nozari, J., Farashiani, M. E. & Kazerani, F., 2020, A Survey Of Ciidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) Of The Hyrcanian Forest (Iran) With New Faunistic Records, Zoodiversity 54 (4), pp. 317-328 : 323-324

* Sulcacis fronticornis (Panzer, 1805)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Golestan Prov., 45 km NE of Minudasht , 37°23.168′ N 55°50.101′ E, 584 m amsl, 12.06.2015, 11 exx. leg. R. Królik et A. Lasoń, from various fungi ( RKPC) ; 11 km SE of Minudasht , 37°10.151′ N 55°28.263′ E, 447 m amsl, 13– 15.06.2015, 68 exx. leg. R. Królik et A. Lasoń from fungus on Populus sp. ( RKPC) ; Mazandaran Prov., Chalus , 36°39′ N 51°25′ E, 19.02.1966, 16 exx. leg. A. Warchałowski ( MNHW) .

West Palaearctic species, more often found in the southern part of this area. Usually occurs in hubs of Trametes sp. , Coriolopsis trogii (Berk.) Domański and Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr. growing on dead wood of deciduous trees.

Distribution: Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Croatia, Russia (European Territory), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine ( Jelínek, 2008). Iran (first record).