Checklists of the Iranian Agyrtidae and Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) Author Ghahari, Hassan text The Coleopterists Bulletin 2017 2017-12-22 71 4 786 790 http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-71.4.786 journal article 10.1649/0010-065X-71.4.786 1938-4394 5378843 Acrotrichis ( Acrotrichis ) jelineki Johnson, 1981 Distribution in Iran . Mazandaran ( Johnson 1981 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Johnson 2004 ). General Distribution. Iran , Russia (South European Territory). Comments. This species inhabits carrion and decomposed plants (Polilov and Bibin 2004). Acrotrichis ( Acrotrichis ) sericans (Heer, 1841) Material Examined. Zanjan province , Khorram- Darreh, 36°17′N 49°13′E , 3.vii.2007 , 2 specimens . New country record for Iran . General Distribution. Afghanistan , Algeria , Austria , Azerbaijan, Azores, Belgium , Bulgaria , Byelorussia , Croatia , Czech Republic , Denmark , Egypt , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Jordan , Kyrgyzstan , Latvia , Luxembourg , Madeira Archipelago, Malta , Mongolia , Montenegro , Morocco , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia (Central European Territory, East Siberia, North European Territory, South European Territory), Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Tunisia , United Kingdom , Ukraine . Acrotrichis ( Acrotrichis ) soror (Flach, 1889) Distribution in Iran . Iran (no locality cited) ( Johnson 2004 ). General Distribution. Azerbaijan , Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Polilov and Bibin 2004), Georgia , Iran . Acrotrichis ( Acrotrichis ) thoracica (Waltl, 1838) Distribution in Iran . Iran (no locality cited) ( Johnson 2004 ). General Distribution. Algeria , Austria , Azores, Belgium , Byelorussia , China , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Egypt , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iran , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Jordan , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Madeira Archipelago, Mongolia , Montenegro , Morocco , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia (Central European Territory, East Siberia, North European Territory, South European Territory), Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Syria , Tunisia Turkey , United Kingdom , Ukraine , Yemen . 788 Subgenus Ctenopteryx Flach, 1889 Territory , North European Territory), Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Tunisia , Turkey , Acrotrichis ( Ctenopteryx ) grandicollis (Mannerheim, United Kingdom , Ukraine . 1844) Distribution in Iran . Mazandaran ( Johnson 1981 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Johnson 2004 ). Tribe Ptinellini Reitter, 1906 General Distribution. Algeria , Armenia , Aus- Genus Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844 tria, Belgium , Bulgaria , Byelorussia , China , Cro- Ptinella aptera (Guerin-Meneville, 1839) atia, Czech Republic , Denmark , Finland , France , Material Examined. Guilan province, Masal, Georgia , Germany , Greece , India , Iran , Ireland , 37°23′N 49°00′E , 12.viii.2009 , 1 specimen . New Italy , Japan , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , country record for Iran . Luxembourg , Mongolia , Montenegro , Morocco , General Distribution. Algeria , Azerbaijan, Nepal , Netherlands , Pakistan , Poland , Portugal , Austria , Belgium , Byelorussia , Croatia , Czech Romania , Russia (Central European Territory, East Republic, Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Siberia, North European Territory, South European Hungary , Italy , Kyrgyzstan , Madeira Archipelago, Territory), Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Morocco , Norway , Poland , Romania , Russia Switzerland , Tunisia , United Kingdom , Ukraine . (Central European Territory), Slovakia , Slovenia , Comments. This species generally occurs in Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Tunisia , Turkey , dung and carrion hay; less often it is in effluent juice United Kingdom , Ukraine . and tinder fungi (Polilov and Bibin 2004). Comments. This species is found under bark and in touchwood (Polilov and Bibin 2004). Subfamily Ptiliinae Erichson, 1845 Tribe Ptenidiini Flach, 1889 DISCUSSION Genus Nossidium Erichson, 1845 The species diversity of Agyrtidae and Ptiliidae Nossidium pilosellum (Marsham, 1802) is poorly known in Iran and adjacent countries. Distribution in Iran . Golestan ( Johnson 1981 ), Iran Among these countries, the fauna of Russia is best (no locality cited) ( Johnson 2004 ; Sörensson 2004). studied. No species has been reported from Bahrain, General Distribution. Azerbaijan , Austria, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Emirates ( Fig. 1 ). Acrotrichis ( Acrotrichis ) mat- France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, thewsi (Wollaston, 1864) was recorded from Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia (Central Mazandaran , Iran (W. Elburz , Kalardasht pl. Rudbarak, European Territory, South European Territory), 1,850 –2,400 m ) by Johnson (1981) from a single male Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine. specimen, but its occurrence in Iran was discounted by Comments. This species inhabits wood and ar- Johnson (2004) since it is restricted to the Canary boreal fungi (Polilov and Bibin 2004). Islands (Spain). The 12 species of Agyrtidae and Ptiliidae in Iran Genus Ptenidium Erichson, 1845 are recorded from only six of the 31 Iranian Subgenus Gressnerium Ganglbauer, 1899 provinces, of which Mazandaran has the highest diversity with four recorded species. Unfortunately, Ptenidium ( Gressnerium ) ovulum Flach, 1887 exact localities of many species are unknown. Distribution in Iran . Iran (no locality cited) Among the adjacent countries, Russia shares the ( Johnson 2004 ). highest number of species with Iran, with 10 species General Distribution. Azerbaijan , Iran, Russia of 71 recorded (63+8) (14%) followed by Azer- (South European Territory). baijan (seven of 25, 28%), Turkey (five of 16, 31%), Afghanistan (two of three), Armenia (two of three), Subgenus Ptenidium Erichson, 1845 Pakistan (two of nine) and Turkmenistan (one of two). Ptenidium ( Ptenidium ) pusillum (Gyllenhall, 1808) Iran is a large country, incorporating various Distribution in Iran . Iran (no locality cited) geographical regions and climates, and we expect ( Johnson 2004 ). that many other species of Agyrtidae and Ptiliidae General Distribution. Algeria, Armenia, Azer- remain to be discovered. To find new species and baijan, Austria, Azores,Belgium, Bulgaria,Byelorussia, distribution records, more studies should be con- Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, ducted in unexplored regions of Iran. Biology, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, ethology, and parasitoids of most ptiliid species of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira Archipelago, the world are unknown. Thus, these topics can be Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, valuable investigation for researchers to increase Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Central European our knowledge of these beetles.