Leptobium gracile (Gravenhorst) Material: ALGERIA: 1♂, Algerie, Yakouren (MHNG); 1♂, Algerie, Alger (MHNG); GREECE: 1♀, “Graecia”, coll. Leder & Reitter (NMPC). IRAN: 5♂, 7♀, 9–10.IV.1973, SE Iran, 25 km W Ghasre-ghand (NMPC). IRAQ: 2♂, 1♀, 19.V.2008, northern Iraq, ca 6 km NW Suleimaniyah province, by light traps (AZMM). MOROCCO: 1♂, Morocco, Jetouan, Chechaouen (MHNG). SLOVAKIA: 2♂, 2♀, 13.XII.1959, Košice region, Trebišov district, Leles (NMPC). 2♂, 1♀, 23.V.1936, Štúrovo (=Parkan) (NMPC). 1♀, 2.VII.1932, Chľaba (=Helemba) (NMPC). SPAIN: 1♂, Spanien, coll. Hlisnikovský (NMPC). TURKEY: 3♂, 1♀, 12.IV.2013, Afyonkarahisar province, Düzağaç 2 km N, near a small lake, 38°48'31"N, 30°09'03"E, 1172 m, leg. Anlaş, Örgel & Yağmur (AZMM); 3♂, 1♀, 17.IV.2013, Afyonkarahisar province, Emirdağ, Dereköy, 38° 58' 05"N, 31° 11' 25"E, 1074 m, leg. Anlaş, Yağmur & Örgel; 2♂, 22.VI.2016, Ankara province, Beypazarı, Üreğil, 40°17'07"N, 32°04'11"E, 1375 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 3♂, 2♀, 22.III.2015, Aydın province, Dilek Yarımadası Milli Parkı, 37°39'49"N, 27°12'57"E, 969 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 2♂, Çorum, Boğazkale, 1000 m, Turquie, 15.V.1963 (MHNG). 2♂, 5♀ 15.VI.2013, Denizli province, Bozkurt, İnceler, Eşeler Dağı, 37°42'55"N, 29°29'31"E, 1732 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 2♂, 04.V.2014, Denizli province, Çameli, Değirmentaşı Tepesi, 37°07'21"N, 29°20'35"E, 1497 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 3♂, 7♀, 24.IV.2014, Denizli province, Honaz Dağı 5 km SW, 37°39'50"N, 29°17'36"E, 2077 m, leg. Anlaş & Örgel (AZMM). 2♂, 3♀, 17.IV.2015, Denizli province, Acıpayam, Elmadağ, 37°37'01"N, 29°26'55"E, 1659 m, leg. Anlaş, Yağmur, Örgel & Altın (AZMM). 2♂, 1♀, 19.IV.2015, Denizli province, Acıpayam, Elmadağ, 37°37'01"N, 29°26'55"E, leg. Anlaş, Yağmur, Örgel & Altın (AZMM). 1♂, 1♀, 18.IV.2015, Denizli province, Çameli, Değirmentaşı Tepesi, 37°07'21"N, 29°20'35"E, 1497 m, leg. Anlaş, Yağmur, Örgel & Altın (AZMM). 1♂, 17.IV.2013, Eskişehir province, İncesu, Porsuk, 917 m, 39°37'09"N, 30°14'07"E, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 12♂, 16♀, 29.V.2016, Karaman province, Ayrancı, Berendi 5 km E, 37°15'59"N, 34°05'39"E, 1386 m, leg. Anlaş, Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 12♂, 9♀, Karaman province, Ayrancı, Yüğlük Tepesi, 37°00'57"N, 33°46'48"E, 1942 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 2♂, 3♀, 09.VI.2016, Kayseri province, Pınarbaşı, Eskiyassıpınar, Gövdeli Dağı, 38°44'03"N, 36°38'21"E, 1921 m, leg. Yağmur, Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 2♀, 18.V.2016, Konya province, Beyşehir Gölü, 37°35'54"N, 31°26'41"E, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 1♂, 2♀, 20.V.2016, Konya province, Seydişehir, Erenler Dağı, 37°34'29"N, 32°02'56"E, 1785 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 1♂, 1♀, 30.V.2016, Konya province, Karapınar, Karacadağ, 37°46'31"N, 33°45'24"E, 1347 m, leg. Anlaş, Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 3♂, 3♀, 15.IV.2016, Konya province, Seydişehir, Geyik Dağları, 37°27'36"N, 35°23'35"E, 1477 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 7♂, 5♀, 15.IV.2016, Konya province, Seydişehir, Geyik Dağları, Rizebeli pass, 37°27'18"N, 31°42'06"E, 1825 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 2♂, 3♀, 20.V.2016, Konya province, Seydişehir, Erenler Dağı, 37°34'40"N, 32°00'21"E, 1954 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 3♀, 14.IV.2013 and 01.VII.2015, Konya province, Yenidoğan, 1250 m, 37°52'58,3"N, 31°54'37,9"E, leg. Anlaş (AZMM). 4♂, 2♀, 23.V.2016, Konya province, Bozkır, Tanrıdağı Tepesi, 36°56'25"N, 32°09'18"E, 2071 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). 5♂, 1♀, 14.IV.2014, Kütahya province, Simav-Harmancık road, 39°15'28"N, 28°58'12"E, 753 m, leg. Anlaş & Örgel (AZMM). 1♂, 2♀, 18.IV.2013, Kütahya province, Simav 10 km NE, 39°05'09"N, 29°05'32"E, 1205 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 1♂, 16.V.2013, Kütahya province, Simav, Kabaarmut, 39°10'24,5"N, 29°01'02,6"E, 1224 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 2♂, 4♀, 14.IV.2014, Kütahya province, Simav-Harmancık road, 39°15'28"N, 28°58'12"E, 753 m, leg. Özgen & Örgel (AZMM). 2♂, 3♀, 03.V.2015, Kütahya province, Murat Dağı, 38°56'15"N, 29°35'45"E, 1754 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 7♂, 8♀, 03.V.2015, Kütahya province, Murat Dağı, 38°55'04"N, 29°36'47"E, 1756 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 2♀, 10.V.2015, Kütahya province, Şaphane Dağı, 39°02'48"N, 29°18'17"E, 1658 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 3♂, 2♀, 04.IV.2013, Muğla province, Datça, 36°47'27,47"N, 28°03'05,21"E, 42 m, leg. Yağmur & Örgel (AZMM). 4♂, 1♀, 29.X.2013, 1♂, 1♀, 28.VI.2016, Yozgat province, Aydıncık, Kuşsaray, 40°05'55"N, 35°11'42"E, 1275 m, leg. Örgel & Yaman (AZMM). DiStribution: L. gracile is a widespread species in the Palaearctic region. This species is known from Canary Islands to Middle Asia (Assing, 2005, 2010a; Schülke & Smetana, 2015). L. gracile is here recorded from Iraq for the first time.

Published as part of Anlaş, Sinan, 2017, A new species and new country records for the genus Leptobium Casey in the Palaearctic Region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), pp. 173-181 in Zootaxa 4338 (1) on pages 175-176, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/1035530