Malachius (Malachius) labiatus Brullé, 1832

Malachius nigrosetosus Motschulsky, 1854; Malachius tenellus Kraatz, 1862. Regional distribution. Isfahan (Lehr et al. 2007), Mazandaran (Sakenin et al. 2011). General distribution. Greece, Lebanon, Turkmenistan (Mayor 2007), Azerbaijan (unpublished data; deposited in the collection of SZM) .

Comments. Pycnopogon mixtus (Loew, 1847) ( Diptera: Asilidae) was reported as a predator of M. labiatus (Lehr et al. 2007; Ghahari et al. (2014).