Barchaniella sacara (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902)

(Fig. 10B)

Holcocerus sacarum Grum-Grshimailo, 1902, Annuaire. Mus. Zool. Acad. Imp. St. Petersb. 7: 199.

LT: In provincia Transcaspica, in valle fl. Sumbar [near Kara-Kala, Sumbar river, Turkmenistan]. Type material (syntypes) in ZISP, probably lost .

Synonymy:

= Hypopta sumbannus Rothschild, 1912, in: Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2 (1): 452.

LT: Transcaspien [Sumbar river, Turkmenistan]. Type material (syntypes) in BMNH .

= Hypopta tekkensis Rothschild, 1912, in: Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2 (1): 452.

LT: Transcaspien [Sumbar river, Turkmenistan]. Type material (holotype) in BMNH .

= Holcocerus brunneogrisea Daniel, 1949, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 35–39: 238.

LT: Thian Shan. Type material (holotype) in ZSM .

Material examined. HMIM: Ardebil Prov.: 1 ♀, Heyrân Rd., N 38°23΄20.9˝, E 48°36΄44.1˝, 1015 m, 21.vi.2007, leg. Zahiri, Mozaffariân.

Distribution. S. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan (Krivokhatskyi 1985; Yakovlev 2006a).

Distribution in Iran. Ardebil Province (Fig. 28E).

Habitat. Deserts.

Remarks. This species is newly reported from Iran.