Craspedostethus schusteri (Schwarz, 1897)

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., Zootaxa 5346 (2), pp. 101-130 : 117

Craspedostethus schusteri (Schwarz, 1897)

( Fig. 7 , Map 4 )

Material examined ( HMIM and CGP). Khuzestan province: 1 ex. ( HMIM): Karkheh N. P., Shush, Persian Fallow Deer Sanctuary, N32°04’40.1” E48°14’12.6”, 53 m., 14. V.–14. VI.2014, leg. M. Parchami-Araghi (Malaise Trap) ; 4 exs. (3 HMIM, 1 CGP): Karkheh N. P., Shush, Persian Fallow Deer Sanctuary, N32°04’42.7” E48°14’33.2”, 67 m., 10. V.–10. VI.2015, leg. E. Gilasian (Malaise Trap).

Climate types. Arid, with mild winters and very warm summers.

Distribution in Palaearctic Region. Asia: Iran, Iraq ( Cate 2007).

Figures

MAP 4. Distribution map of Craspedostethus, Ectamenogonus and Lacon species in Khuzestan.

FIGURE 7. Craspedostethus schusteri, male: (a) Dorsal habitus; (b) aedeagus, dorsal view.