Malachius (Malachius) aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cantharis aeneus Linnaeus, 1758; Malachius aeneoides Abeille de Perrin, 1891. Regional distribution. East Azarbaijan (Ghahari & Jedryczkowski 2011), Golestan (Lehr et al. 2007) , Mazandaran (Wittmer 1967; Lehr et al. 2007), Tehran (Modarres Awal 1997; Ezzoddinloo & Mohammadian 2012), Iran (no locality cited) (Yildirim & Bulak 2012; Mirutenko 2013a).

General distribution. Europe, Western and Central Asia, Iran, Siberia, Northern America (Mayor 2007), Far East of Russia (Tshernyshev 2012).

Comments. Stenopogon nataliae Richter, 1963 ( Diptera: Asilidae) was reported as the predator of M. aeneus (Lehr et al. 2007; Ghahari et al. 2014).