Cylisticoides angulatus Schmalfuss, 2003

Kashani, Ghasem M., 2016, Iranian terrestrial isopods of the family Cylisticidae Verhoeff, 1949 with a description of a new species (Isopoda, Oniscidea), ZooKeys 582, pp. 157-165 : 159-160

Taxon classification Animalia Isopoda Cylisticidae

Cylisticoides angulatus Schmalfuss, 2003

Material examined.

Gorgan, Naharkhoran district, 36°46.8'N, 54°27.8'E, elev. 430 m, 1 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, eight males, eight females and four juv. (PCGMK 2010); 15 km S Jalin, 36°42.5'N, 54°35.3'E, elev. 900 m, 1 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one male, three females and seven juv. (PCGMK 2016); Ramian to Shahrood, 36°52.1'N, 55°13.4'E, elev. 1375 m, 2 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one male, three (PCGMK 2021); Poonel to Sangdeh, 37°32.0'N, 48°56.7'E, elev. 420 m, 14 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, five females and three juv. (PCGMK 1800); Poonel to Sangdeh, 3 km to Zendaneh, 37°32.2'N, 48°45.1'E, elev. 1500 m, 14 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, three males, four females and two juv.. (PCGMK 1801); Fooman, Ghaleh Roodkhan, 37°04.5'N, 49°14.9'E, elev. 330 m, 15 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, six males, two females and thirteen juv. (PCGMK 1807); Shaft, Siahmazgi, 37°01.3'N, 49°16.4'E, elev. 400 m, 14 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, four males, four females (PCGMK 1810); Someh-Sara, 37°17.7'N, 49°18.6'E, elev. 15 m, 16 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, five males, two females and three juv. (PCGMK 1821); Fooman to Roodbar, 37°10.8'N, 49°33.4'E, elev. 50 m, 17 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one female (PCGMK 1822); Saravan, 37°07.8'N, 49°38.9'E, elev. 60 m, 17 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, six males and one juv. (PCGMK 1823); Kiashahr port, 37°25.6'N, 49°57.6'E, 18 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one female (PCGMK 1837); Siahkal to Deylaman, Loonak village, 37°03.4'N, 49°53.7'E, 19 August 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one female and three juv. (PCGMK 1842); Klardasht to Abbasabad, 36°37.5'N, 51°06.4'E, elev. 400 m, 12 September 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one subadult (PCGMK 1878); Tonekabon, Darbar village, 36°39.4'N, 50°47.7'E, elev. 500 m, 13 September 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, two males and eight females (PCGMK 1885); Ramsar to Javaherdeh, 36°54.6'N, 50°36.7'E, elev. 170 m, 14 September 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, one female (PCGMK 1891); Ramsar to Javaherdeh, 36°52.6'N, 50°33.4'E, elev. 730 m, 14 September 2014, leg. G.M. Kashani, four males, one female and eighteen juv. (PCGMK 1896); Masooleh, 19 July 2004, leg. G.M. Kashani, two females (PCGMK 1174); Galikesh to Bojnurd, Golestan National Park, 37°23.0'N, 55°50.7'E, 6 May 2008, leg. G.M. Kashani, two females (PCGMK 1180); 6 km S Shirgah, 36°15.9'N, 52°53.9'E, elev. 210 m, 8 June 2015, leg. G.M. Kashani, two females (PCGMK 2088); Shirgah, 36°16.9'N, 52°53.2'E, elev. 240 m, 8 June 2015, leg. G.M. Kashani, three males and six females (PCGMK 2090); Amol to Chamestan, Belvich village, 36°28.3'N, 52°10.0'E, elev. 60 m, 4 September 2015, leg. G.M. Kashani, twelve males and eighteen females (PCGMK 2102); 17 km S Amol, 36°16.3'N, 52°22.0'E, elev. 500 m, 4 September 2015, leg. G.M. Kashani, five males and four females (PCGMK 2104).

Distribution.

SE Azerbaijan; N Iran.

Remarks.

Schmalfuss (2003a) established a new genus and species for specimens collected from southeastern Azerbaijan, namely Cylisticoides angulatus . He also assigned one female specimen collected from Dashte-Nazir, Iran, previously named as Cylisticus sp. II ( Schmalfuss 1986), to this species.

In the present study, Cylisticoides angulatus was collected at a broad range of localities in northern Iran (Fig. 1). The preferred habitat for this species seems to be the bark of decaying trees in old forests.