Periscyphis vittatus Omer-Cooper, 1926

Kashani, Ghasem M., Abedini, Ahdiyeh & Montesanto, Giuseppe, 2018, Terrestrial isopods of the family Eubelidae Budde-Lund, 1899 from Iran, with description of a new species (Isopoda, Oniscidea), ZooKeys 801, pp. 177-187 : 177

Periscyphis vittatus Omer-Cooper, 1926 Figure 2A

Material examined.

Sistan va Balouchistan, [17] 6 ♀♀, Chabahar, 4 Dec. 2008, leg. H. Salehi (PCGMK 1385); [18] 3 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, 15 Km to Konarak, 25°26.3'N, 60°29.5'E, 9 Feb. 2009, leg. E. Entezari (PCGMK 1714); [18] 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 15 Km E Konarak, 25°26.3'N, 60°29.5'E, 9 Feb. 2009, leg. E. Entezari (IRIPP Iso.1066).

Remarks.

The genus Periscyphis comprises 46 species, mostly present in eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula ( Schmalfuss 2003; Taiti and Checcucci 2011; Taiti and Schotte 2016; Taiti and Montesanto 2018). Periscyphis vittatus is reported here for the first time from two localities in southern Iran (Figure 1). As reported for Pakistan ( Schmalfuss 2003), this species is most probably introduced to Iran. The identification of the species was based on the comparison of the characters of the specimens (Figure 2A) with the description and illustration presented by Ferrara & Taiti (1986: 96; fig. 6).

Distribution.

Eritrea; Djibouti; Mozambique; Somalia; Arabian Peninsula; Socotra Island; Pakistan; Iran.