Contribution to the synonymies, distributions, and bionomics of the Old World species of Macrosiagon (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) Author Batelka, Jan text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2011 2011-12-09 51 2 587 626 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5329411 0374-1036 5329411 Macrosiagon praeusta ( Gebler, 1829 ) Rhipiphorus praeustus Gebler, 1829: 133 . Type locality: [ Kazakhstan ], Ustkamenogorsk. Macrosiagon praeusta : BEDEL (1895) : 185 (new combination). For synonymy see BATELKA (2008a) . Material examined. FRANCE : 1 ♀ ( MSNC ), ‘ CORSICA 1999 / I. Liamone 21-VIII / 42.05′N-8.44′E / le. [leg.] F. Strumia [p] // Museo di Storia / Naturalle e del / Territorio / Universita di Pisa / Calci ( Pisa ) – Italy [p] ’; 1 ♀ ( MNHN – coll. Jablokoff ), ‘ S. Guilhelm-le-Désert / Combe du Corps al. 130 / Hérault 12.6.1953 [hw] // Paliurus / australis R. et S. / en fleur sr. fleur [hw] // 8½ L/S r-29/22 / H – 59% p. 751 / tp. beau, c-2 [hw] ’; 1 ♀ ( MNHN – coll. Jablokoff ), ‘ S. Guilhelm-le-Désert / St. Hérault , 3e barrage, al. 80 / Hérault 8.6.1968 [hw] // Berberis vulgaris L. / on fleur, au soleil / sr. fleur [hw] // 9½ L/S r 37/21 / H - 57% p. 756 / tp. superbe, c-3 stratus et cumulus [hw] ’. IRAN : GILAN : 1 ♀ ( SMNS ), ‘ Iran ( Resht ) / Tahergourabe / 26.v.1955 / F. Schäuffele leg. [p, green label] ’; 1 J 1 ♀ ( SMNS ), ‘ Iran ( Gilan ) / Tahergourab / iv.-vi.1955 / F. Schäuffele leg. [p, green labels] ’. TURKEY : 1 ♀ ( BMNH ), ‘TURKEY: Erzincan / Refahiye-Erzincan / 10.vii.1960 . 3,000’ / Guichard & Harvey / B.M. 1960-364 [p] // Macrosiagon / praeusta / ( Gebler, 1829 ) / Det. ZHFalin 08 [p] ’; 1 ♀ ( MNHN – coll. Pic ), ‘ Anatolien / Konia / 1899 Korb [p] // 298 [p] // M. praeusta / Gebl [ Pic’s hw] ’. Distribution. This is a Palaearctic species ranging from Spain to Kazakhstan . A complete distribution is presented in BATELKA (2008a) . Until now, only a single specimen of the species was known from Turkey , and its occurrence in Corse was only reported by SCHAEFER (1964) . The species is recorded here from Iran for the first time.