Pittonotus iranicus Platia & Nemeth 2011

Abstract

Pittonotus iranicus Platia & Nemeth, 2011 (Map 7) Material examined (HMIM). Khuzestan province: 1 ex.: Andika, Keveshk to Lalar rd., Shimbaar P.A., nr. Shimbaar lagoon, Shimbaar ranger station, N32°25’18.1” E49°36’10.8”, 917 m., 6. VI.2019, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T.). Climate types. Semi-arid, with cool winters and very warm summers. Distribution in Palaearctic Region.Asia: Iran (Azarbaijan-e Sharghi, Fars, Khuzestan (first record), Kordestan and Lorestan provinces in western half of Iran) (Platia & Nemeth 2011; Nasserzadeh & Platia 2021).Published as part of Nasserzadeh, Hiva, Platia, Giuseppe & Serri, Sayeh, 2023, Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Khuzestan province (Iran): with three new species, Craspedostethus izehensis sp. n., Dicronychus khuzestanicus sp. n. and Gurjevelater catei sp. n., pp. 101-130 in Zootaxa 5346 (2) on page 110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/835455