Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822)

General distribution and habitats. A circum-Mediterranean species. In addition, recorded from Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula, the Near and Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa (Nesemann & Neubert 1999). Commonly found in aquatic habitats frequently visited by herds of wild or domestic animals.

Remarks. This species was recorded by Grosser & Pešić (2006) from Kerman, southern Iran.

PLATE IV. 1: Trocheta haskonis (Scale 1cm), 2: Haemopis sanguisuga (Scale 1cm), 3: Hirudo orientalis (Scale 1cm).