Deronectes doriae Sharp, 1882

Hájek, Jiří, Šťastný, Jaroslav, Boukal, Milan & Fery, Hans, 2011, Updating the eastern Mediterranean Deronectes (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) with the description of two new species from Turkey, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 463-476 : 472

Deronectes doriae Sharp, 1882

Material studied. IRAN: 1 ♀, ‘IRAN, Qazvin prov., 12.-13.V.2006, 10 km SW RAJAYI DASHT, (alpine meadow, stream), 36°23,9′N 50°13,1′E ; 2170 m, Jiří Hájek & Pavel Chvojka leg.’ ( NMPC). 2 JJ 1 ♀, ‘IRAN, Ardabil prov., 4.-5.VI.2006, 5 km NW KOLUR, Shahrud river valley, 37°26,1′N, 48°41,2′E ; 1670 m, Jiří Hájek & Pavel Chvojka leg.’ ( NMPC) .

Deronectes doriae was described from ‘Caucasus’ without any precise data and subsequently recorded from several localities in Turkey, mostly from its northern part. The present findings extend its distribution easterly to Talesh Mts. and Elburs Mts. It was collected in mountain streams in the alpine area, as well as in a small river ( Fig. 11 ). First records from Iran.

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Figs. 11–12.Habitats of Deronectes species in Iran.11 – habitat of Deronectes doriae at the locality Kolur; 12 – habitat of Deronectes nilssoni at the locality Eshq Abad. Photos P. Chvojka.