Symphylella Silvestri, 1902

Scheller, Ulf, Kavianpour, Mohammad Reza & Esfandiari, Mehdi, 2011, First record of Symphyla (Myriapoda) from Iran, with description of a new species in Scolopendrellopsis (Scolopendrellidae), Zootaxa 3041, pp. 66-68 : 66

Genus Symphylella Silvestri, 1902

Symphylella vulgaris ( Hansen, 1903)

Material examined. Iran, Esfahan Province, Shahreza, garden with pomegranate and grape trees, in soil, 32 ˚ 0 3ʹ43.79ʺN 51 ˚ 50ʹ33.61ʺE, 6 ad., 12 Mars 2009; 32˚02ʹ0 3.46ʺN 51˚53ʹ10.00ʺE, 4 ad. 19 Mars 2009; 32˚01ʹ31.36ʺN 51˚53ʹ0 4.78ʺE, 1 ad., 4 April 2011; 32˚03ʹ25ʺN 51˚50ʹ47ʺE, 4 ad., 11 subad., 1 juv. 8, 5 May 2011; 32˚02ʹ0 3.46ʺN 51˚10.00ʺE, 1 ad., 8 May 2011, all leg. M.R. Kavianpour. 28 specimens.

Remarks. Symphylella vulgaris is one of the most widely distributed symphylans known. It has been reported from the following regions: Palearctic region, most countries from Norway to Russia in the north to Spain and Turkey in the south, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Azores, Madeira, Japan; Ethiopian region, many countries in tropical Africa, also on Madagascar, Réunion; Oriental region, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia; Nearctic region, USA; Australian region, New Zealand (more details in Scheller 1978)