Gauropterus bucharicus Bernhauer, 1905

Material examined. IRAN: Fars: 4 exs., Estahban–Darab road, 20 km NW Darab, 28 ° 51 'N, 54 ° 25 'E, 1320 m, 13.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 2 exs., Estahban–Darab road, Darb Qal'eh, 6 km E Bagheshad, 29 °00', 54 ° 26 'E, 1500 m, 16.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 4 exs., Estahban–Darab road, 23 km NW Darab, 28 ° 53 'N, 54 ° 24 'E, 1340 m, 24.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB); 4 exs., Farrashband– Firuzabad road, Kherghe, 28 ° 55 'N, 52 ° 22 'E, 1620 m, 13.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 3 exs., Farrashband–Firuzabad road, 2 km S Kherghe, 28 ° 54 'N, 52 ° 23 'E, 1520 m, 13.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 1 ex., Meymand–Borak road, 10 km W Behjan, 28 ° 51 'N, 52 ° 54 'E, 1580 m, 14.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (cAss); 4 exs., Meymand–Borak road, 5 km W Behjan, 28 ° 50 'N, 52 ° 56 'E, 1420 m, 14.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB, cAss); 4 exs., Shiraz–Firuzabad road, 27 km S Kavar: Darenjalar road, 29 °07'N, 52 ° 33 'E, 1590 m, 12.IV. 2006, leg. Frisch & Serri (MNHUB).

Comment. The species was previously known only from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan (Herman 2001, Smetana 2004); it is here reported from Iran for the first time. On several occasions, it was collected together with G. fulgidus.