Dicronychus latescapulatus (Buysson, 1906)

Nasserzadeh, Hiva, Platia, Giuseppe & Serri, Sayeh, 2023, Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Khuzestan province (Iran): with three new species, Craspedostethus izehensis sp. n., Dicronychus khuzestanicus sp. n. and Gurjevelater catei sp. n., Zootaxa 5346 (2), pp. 101-130 : 123

Dicronychus latescapulatus (Buysson, 1906)

( Fig. 11 , Map 5 )

Material examined ( HMIM, CPG). Khuzestan province: 2 exs. ( HMIM): Izeh, Miangaran P.A., Miangaran wetland, N31°52’16.9” E49°53’06.9”, 860 m., 04. VI.2019, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T.); 1 ex. ( CPG): Mallasani , 45 km NW Ahvaz, 13.14. IV.1977, exp. Mus. Prague .

Climate types. Semi-arid, with cool winters and very warm summers.

Distribution. Europe: Armenia; Asia: Iran ( Cate et al. 2002; Cate 2007); Iraq ( Platia 2018).

Figures

MAP 5. Distribution map of Dicronychus species in Khuzestan.

FIGURE 11. Dicronychus latescapulatus, male: (a) Dorsal habitus; (b) aedeagus, dorsal view.