Forficula lurida Fisher, 1853

Material examined. FARS: 48 km N Masírí (Loc. no. 238), 30°32′ N 51°31′ E, 2230 m, 12.vi.1973, 1 ♁ 2 ♀♀. LORESTAN: Pol-e Tang, 60 km NW Andimeshk (Loc. no. 284), 32°51′ N 47°56′ E, 490 m, 10.–11.iv.1977, 1 ♀.

Published records from Iran. BORMANS & KRAUSS (1900), BEY- BIENKO (1936), ČEJCHAN & MAŘAN (1974), HARZ & KALTENBACH (1976), STEINMANN (1989a, 1993), MODARRES AWAL (1997), HERERA MESA (1999), KOČÁREK et al. (2007), SAKENIN et al. (2010).

World distribution and distribution in neighbouring countries. South-eastern Europe, Asian Turkey, Syria, Israel, Iran, Iraq (STEINMANN 1989a, 1993); Turkey (Werner 1901; BURR 1912, 1947, 1952a,b; MAŘAN 1957; ÖNDER et al. 1999; STEINMANN 1983, 1989a; ÖNDER et al. 1999; HERERA MESA 1999; HAAS & HENDERICKX 2002; ANLAŞ & KOČÁREK, in press), Iraq (STEINMANN 1983, 1989a; HERERA MESA 1999).