Phalangium armenicum Tchemeris, 2012

Snegovaya, Nataly Yu., Cokendolpher, James C. & Zamani, Alireza, 2021, Further studies on harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iran, with the descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4984 (1), pp. 73-86 : 77

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4984.1.7
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5196811
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scientific name	Phalangium armenicum Tchemeris, 2012
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Phalangium armenicus Tchemeris, 2012: 13–14 , 16–17, figs 1–2, 9–10, 17–19, 22–23, 28, map 1.

Phalangium armenicum: Snegovaya 2014: 5 , figs 84–89, 129.

Type locality. Armenia, Meghri Mt Range , near Meghri Pass (vicinity of Lichk Village, 2500–2700 m a.s.l.) .

Material examined. IRAN: Hamadan Province: 2 males, 4 females ( ZMMU), 1 km E of Ylfan Village , 34°44’25.7“N, 48°37’16.0”E, 2100 m a.s.l., Denis Kasatkin leg. 10– 11.5.2017 GoogleMaps . Lorestan Province: 2 males, 6 females ( RCNS), Dorud District, near Cham Chit Village , 1300–1400 m a.s.l., Denis Kasatkin leg. 13.5.2017 ; 1 male ( RCNS), near Dorud , 5 km SW of Choghab Dar Village, 33°30’03.8“N, 49°00’12.4”E, 1700–1800 m a.s.l., Denis Kasatkin leg. 14– 15.5.2017 GoogleMaps .

Records from Iran. Hamedan, Lorestan (present paper).

Distribution. Previously known only from Armenia and Azerbaijan. This is the first record of this species from Iran, with the material from Lorestan representing the southernmost record in the whole range.