Dina lineata concolor (Annandale, 1913)

Darabi-Darestani, Kaveh, Sari, Alireza & Sarafrazi, Alimorad, 2016, Five new records and an annotated checklist of the leeches (Annelida: Hirudinida) of Iran, Zootaxa 4170 (1), pp. 41-70 : 43

Dina lineata concolor (Annandale, 1913)

( Fig. 3 and Plate I 2 A&B)

Material examined. Sarabe Gilan-e-Gharb , Kermanshah, (N 34° 07΄ 46˝, E 45° 56΄ 19.8˝), 823m, ZUTC 6037 . Shahmorad Kahrizi, Songhor , Kermanshah, (N 34° 46΄ 29.4˝, E 47° 36΄ 32.7˝), 2113m, ZUTC (6035) ( Fig. 1 ).

General distribution and habitats. Abundant in eastern Mediterranean region where known from Cyprus, southern Turkey, Mesopotamia, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and neighboring areas ( Nesemann & Neubert 1999), also reported by Grosser & Pešić (2006) from southern, central and western Iran. Living in slow running streams and springs collected mainly from underside of stones in mountainous regions.

Descriptive features and remarks. Distinguished from D. lineata lineata by the position of female genital pore always in furrow of clitellar annuli b5/c11. Genital pores separated by two annuli. Body uni-colored with no dorsal paramedian stripes.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution map of the known leech fauna of Iran. Circles: Localities of present study. Squares: Localities from available literature.

FIGURE 3. Dina lineata concolor Dorsal view of body (a), dorsal view of anterior sucker (b) and ventral view of clitellar region (c). M: male genital pore and F: female genital pore.