Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) versicolor (Faldermann, 1835)

Malachius versicolor Faldermann, 1835; Malachius tricolor Baudi di Selve, 1873; Clanoptilus viridibasis Reitter, 1890; Clanoptilus erivanicus Pic, 1912; Malachius punctonotatus Pic, 1912 .

Regional distribution. N. Persia, W. Persia (Peyron 1877, as M. versicolor), Alborz (Wittmer 1967, as M. versicolor), Tehran (Modarres Awal 1997).

General distribution. Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan (Mayor 2007), Uzbekistan (unpublished data; deposited in the collection of SZM) .

Comments. C. versicolor is a predator of Sphenoptera davatchii ( Coleoptera: Buprestidae) (Modarres Awal 1997).