Ctenolepisma (Sceletolepisma) targionii (Grassi & Rovelli, 1889)

Molero, Rafael, Tahami, Mohadeseh Sadat, Gaju, Miquel & Sadeghi, Saber, 2018, A survey of basal insects (Microcoryphia and Zygentoma) from subterranean environments of Iran, with description of three new species, ZooKeys 806, pp. 17-46 : 17

Ctenolepisma (Sceletolepisma) targionii (Grassi & Rovelli, 1889)

Studied material.

One male, mounted in a slide, two females and one juvenile in alcohol. Endogean zone in Dej Shapour cave, Kazerun, Fars Province, Iran. 21.X.2015. Deposited in UCO, Ref. Z2516.

Distribution and habitat.

This species is widespread in the southern Palaearctic, but it is new for Iran. It is the first time that it has been recorded in the subterranean environment. Ctenolepisma targionii is found as a domestic form in the Western Palaearctic, but it lives in natural habitats in southwestern Asia, suggesting that it is native from the latter area.

Discussion.

Together with the above-described Ctenolepisma subterraneum , the number of species of this genus in Iran increases to nine; C. targionii represents the third species known for Iran of the subgenus Sceletolepisma .