Melanotus fraseri Platia & Schimmel, 1993

Nasserzadeh, Hiva, Platia, Giuseppe, Parsi, Farzaneh & Serri, Sayeh, 2018, Three new species, Elathous zagrosensis sp. n., Zorochros dilatatus sp. n., and Dicronychus iranicus sp. n., and noteworthy records of click beetles from western Iran (Coleoptera: Elateridae), Zootaxa 4394 (4), pp. 517-536 : 527

Melanotus fraseri Platia & Schimmel, 1993

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Material examined ( HMIM). Kermanshah Province: 20 exs.: Mahidasht, Chaharzebar-e Olya , 34°12'10"N 46°39'05"E, 1500 m, 21.VIII.1996, leg. Bar. / Parch. / Naz.V.

Climate types. Semi-arid, cool winter and warm summer.

MAP 10. Distribution maps of the species in Kermanshah, Hamedan, Ilam and Lorestan provinces in western Iran; (10) Distribution map of Melanotus species. Scale: 1:3,000,000.