Glossiphonia concolor (Apathty, 1888)

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 : 61-63

Glossiphonia concolor (Apathty, 1888)

( Fig. 15 and Plate V 2 A, B&C)

Material examined. Bashbolakh and Esmaeel Kandi villages, Miandoab, Azerbaijan Gharbi (N 36°3΄8˝, E 46°6΄), 1314m, ZUTC 6019 ( Fig. 1 ).

General distribution and habitats. Distributed in northern, central and eastern Europe (Grosser et al. 2015). Living in mountainous streams and ponds underside of stones or submerged materials. A new record for Iran.

Descriptive features and remarks. Small size leeches (up to 20 mm). Head faintly bulbous. Genital pores separated by two annuli. Dorsally yellowish brown or white, three pairs of stripes present with a prominent inner median one, stripes noticeably projected in anterior part. Dorsal surface with numerous yellowish spots. Ventral surface brownish yellow. Papillae absent.

PLATE V. 1: Limnatis paluda (Scale 1cm), 2: Glossiphonia concolor (Scale 1mm).

Figures

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

FIGURE 15. Glossiphonia concolor Dorsal (a), ventral (b) views and eye pattern on dorsal part of anterior sucker (c).