Abstract
The present study reports on three species of terrestrial isopods from western Iran. The genus Mongoloniscus Verhoeff, 1930 is recorded for the first time from Iran, with description of a new species: M. persicus sp. n. Protracheoniscus ehsani sp. n. is described and P. darevskii Borutzky, 1975 is redescribed based on Iranian specimens. The diagnostic characters of these species are figured and their geographical distribution is presented on a map.
Highlights
The terrestrial isopods of the family Agnaridae Schmidt, 2003 are distributed from the Mediterranean region to eastern and southern Asia (Schmidt 2003, 2008)
The material examined was collected in many localities from western Iran (Fig 1)
The isopods were dissected and body parts were slide-mounted in Euparal
Summary
The terrestrial isopods of the family Agnaridae Schmidt, 2003 are distributed from the Mediterranean region to eastern and southern Asia (Schmidt 2003, 2008). Pereopod VII ischium with concave ventral margin, straight in smaller specimens; propodus narrow and long; dactylus with one dactylar and one ungual seta (Fig. 2F).
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