Agriotes meticulosus Candèze, 1863

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 : 108

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E2B84393-BA33-4ECE-944D-4623DA0B9603
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8354586
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scientific name	Agriotes meticulosus Candèze, 1863
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Material examined ( HMIM, CPG). Khuzestan province: 25 exs. ( HMIM): “ KHUZESTAN, Jazireh-e Minu , 14.IV.2002, [leg.] Gh. [Ghayourfar]”; 11 exs. ( HMIM): Dez N. P., ca. 15 km E Haft-Tappeh, Dez ranger station, N32°03’56.6” E48°31’57.1”, 79 m., 24.IV.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mozhdehi (L. T.); GoogleMaps 6 exs. ( HMIM): Karkheh N. P., S Shush, ca. 5 km W Khashan vill., Karkheh ranger station, N32°04’05.1” E48°14’18.8”, 48 m., 26. V.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T.); GoogleMaps 4 exs. ( CPG): Ahvaz , 5.IV.2018, G. Sabatinelli; 5 exs. ( CPG): Behbahan , 30°35’N 50°12’E, 329 m, 4.IV.2018, G. Sabatinelli.

Climate types. Arid, with mild winters and very warm summers.

Distribution in Palaearctic Region. Europe: Armenia,Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (European Territory); Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, ( Cate 2007; Jarzabek-Müller 2015; Mertlik & Platia 2008).