Aeoloides figuratus (Germar, 1844)

Nasserzadeh, Hiva, 2021, A study of the click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of northwestern Iran with three new species Reitterelater prosternalis sp. n., Melanotus borumandi sp. n. and M. kurdestanicus sp. n., Zootaxa 4941 (3), pp. 338-368 : 340

Aeoloides figuratus (Germar, 1844)

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Material examined ( HMIM). Ardabil province: 21 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, ca. 4 km W Aslanduz, Aras river, nr. Border Guard Police Station , N39°29’42.1”, E48°03’04.5”, 101 m, 28. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi (Light trap) ; 1 ex.: Moghan Protected Area, Meshkin-Shahr to Parsabad rd. , ca. 7 km N Gharehghaj, N39°08’38.8”, E47°38’43.3” E, 453 m, 25. V.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 8 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, Aslanduz to Parsabad rd. , ca. 5 km E Eslamabad, N39°27’05.05”, E47°23’08.6”, 140 m, 27. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 8 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, ca. 1 km W Aslanduz, nr. Aras river , N39°26’15.1”, E47°24’05.9”, 182 m, 25. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi (Light trap) ; 1 ex.: “ ARDABIL, Moghan, 10 km. Pârsâbâd, 100m., 23-24.V.1997, [leg.] Badii/Safz./Naz. V ”. Azarbaijan-e Sharghi province: 2 exs.: Arasbaran Protected Area, Jananlu to Kaleybar rd. , ca. 28 km S Jananlu, N38°57’09.8”, E47°01’17.3”, 756 m, 26. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 6 exs.: Arasbaran Protected Area, N Kaleybar, Jananlu to Asheghlu rd. , 500 m E Toali, N39°05’04.7”, E46°49’27.8”, 1194 m, 24. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 1 ex.: Arasbaran Protected Area, Jananlu to Kaleybar rd. , ca. 28 km S Jananlu, N38°57’09.8”, E47°01’17.3”, 756 m, 26. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 1 ex.: “AZARBAIDJAN, Ahar, Kalibar [Kaleybar], 14.6.1973 , [leg.] Ragabi [Rajabi]’.

Climate types. Semi-arid, cold to cool winters and warm summers.