Euboeus (Pelorinus) gorganicus (G.S. Medvedev, 1976 )

Nabozhenko, Maxim V., 2022, A taxonomic review of the genus Euboeus Boieldieu, 1865 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) of the Caucasus, Iran and Turkmenistan, Zootaxa 5159 (4), pp. 451-486 : 455

Euboeus (Pelorinus) gorganicus (G.S. Medvedev, 1976)

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Probaticus (Pelorinus) gorganicus G.S. Medvedev, 1976: 892 ;

Probaticus (Pelorinus) prometheus: Grimm, 2015: 2010 (misidentification).

Type material. Holotype, ♂ ( ZIN): “Астрабад с. Персия 29.V.905 Филиппович” (Cyrillic, Russian) [N Persia, Astrabad, leg. Filippovich], “ Holotypus Probathicus (Pelorinus) gorganicus G. Medvedev, 1977 ”. The red label “ Holotypus ” was pinned by a laboratory assistant (A.K. Chistaykova) with an erroneous year and the name of the genus.

Material. 1♀ ( HNHM): “ Persia, Astrabad 4.99 Coll. Hauser ” , 1♀ ( HNHM), the same label, but 5.[18]99 ( Iran, Golestan Prov., Gorgan ) ; 2♂ ( HNHM): Iran, Ali-abad, E Gorgan , 10.viii.1967 (leg. Heinz) ; 1♀ ( HNHM): Iran, Assala, 1200 m, 1970 (leg. Wittmer, v. Bothner) ; 3♂ ( HNHM): Iran Gole [stan], Lovae (= Loveh ), 750–1400 m (leg. Wittmer v. Bothner) ; 1♀ ( SMNS): Iran, W Mazandaran, Hasankif , 19– 21.04.1999 (leg. J. Rejsek) ; 3♀ ( HNHM): Iran, Mazandaran Prov., Ghorogh , 200 m, 23.04.1999 (leg. N. Rahmé) ; 2♂ ( NMPC): Iran, Mazandaran Prov., 10 km S Čalűs , 36°34ʹN, 51°12ʹE, 250–400 m, 21–23.vi.2000 (leg. S. Kadlec) ; 1♂ ( HNHM): Iran, Mazandaran Prov., 15 km S of Azad Sar , 24–25.iv.2000 (leg. K. Gaskó) ; 1♂ ( HNHM), same locality, 28–29.vi.2000 (leg. G. Rozner) ; 1♂ ( HNHM): Iran, Mazandaran Prov., 12 km S of Azad Sar, Sah Mts , 37°01ʹ48ʺN, 55°16ʹ46ʺE, 500 m, 16.v.2000 (leg. K. Székely) ; 1♂ ( SMNS): Iran, Mazandaran Prov., 12 km E Kelardasht m., 19.vi.2003 (leg. G. Sama) ; 2♂, 7♀ ( PCMN): Iran, Mazandaran Prov. 20 near Chalus , 36°33ʹ20.88ʺN, 51°22ʹ33.49ʺE, 25– 27.05.2015 (leg. D.G. Kasatkin) ; 1♂, 1♀ ( ZIN): Iran, Mazandaran Prov., 15 km above Chalus , 36°33ʹ20.88ʺN, 51°22ʹ33.49ʺE, 30– 31.05.2017 (leg. D.G. Kasatkin) ; 2♂, 1♀ ( PCSB): N Iran, Golestan Prov., 30 km E Minudasht, Gole-Loveh , 750 m, 21–27.iv.1974 (leg. Holzschuh & Ressl) ; 1♀ ( NMPC): Iran, Golestan Prov., 2 km E Tunel-e Golestan (streem valley, oak forest, at light), 37°22.1ʹN, 55°59.3ʹE, 835 m, 26–27.v.2006 (leg. J. Hájek, P. Chvojka) ; 3♂ ( PCMN): Iran, Golestan Prov., near Gorgan, Ziarat , 36°40ʹ22.67ʺN 54°28ʹ7.68ʺE, 27.05.2016 (leg. D.G. Kasatkin) ; 5♂ ( PCMN): Iran, Golestan Prov., 20 km S Gorgan city, 36°43ʹN, 54°35ʹE, 700 m, 9.vi.2009 (leg. A. Klimenko) ; 1♂ ( PCMN): Iran, North Khorasan Prov., Golestan National park, 37°22ʹ46.33ʺN 55°51ʹ5.56ʺE, ~ 600 m, 24– 25.05.2016 (leg. D.G. Kasatkin) .

Distribution. Iran: Mazandaran, Golestan and west part of North Khorasan provinces, in forests.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Euboeus gorganicus, holotype, male, habitus, details of structure.A = dorsal view; B = lateral view; C = prothoracic hypomeron; D = labels.

FIGURE 4. Euboeus gorganicus, habitus, details of structure.A = male, dorsally; B = male, ventrally; C = surface of metaventrite; D = surface of abdomen; E = female, dorsally; F = male, head and pronotum, dorsally; G = ditto, dorso-laterally; H = prothoracic hypomeron; I = male inner sternite VIII, ventrally; J = spiculum gastrale; K = ventral setose connective membrane of median lobe; L = tegmen, ventrally; M = median lobe of aedeagus, ventrally; N = apical piece of aedeagus, dorsally.