Euboeus (Pelorinus) chorasanicus (G. Medvedev, 1976)

(Figs 19, 20)

Probaticus (Pelorinus) chorasanicus Medvedev, 1976: 893;

Euboeus (Pelorinus) chorasanicus: Nabozhenko, 2019 b: 1033, fig. 21.

Type material. Holotype, ♂ (ZIN): “В. Персiя Имам-Гуляръ—Кучанъ 16.III.98 Зарудный” (Cyrillic, old Russian) [E Persia, Imam-Gulyar—Quchan, leg. Zarudny], “ Holotypus Probathicus (Pelorinus) chorasanicus G. Medvedev, 1977 ” (Fig. 16D) . Paratype, ♀ (ZIN): “ Хорасан М. Кучан—Имам Гуляр 16.III.98 Н. Зарудный” (Cyrillic, Russian) [Khorasan, Kuchan—Imam-Gulyar, leg. N. Zarudny] (Fig. 15D). Red labels with “ Holotypus ” and “ Paratypus ” were pinned by a laboratory assistant (A.K. Chistaykova) with erroneous year and the name of the genus .

Material. 1♂, 1♀ (SMNS): Iran, North Khorasan Prov., Asadij (20 km SE Bojnurd), 1700 m, 4.04.2001 (leg. G. Sama) ; 1♂ (ZIN): Iran, North Khorassan Prov., Bojnurd area, Gerivan, 37°17ʹN, 57°13ʹE, 1800 m, 12.v.2009 (leg. A. Klimenko) ; 1♀ (ZIN): the same label, but 8.vi.2009; 1♀ (NMPC): NE Iran, Razavi Khorasan Province, Kuh-e- Binalud, 20 km NE Nishapur, 13–15.vi.1977, 2500 m, Loc. No 366, (leg. Exped. Nat. Mus. Praha) .

Distribution. Iran (North Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan provinces). This species is terrestrial and inhabits xerophytic areas.

Variability. The female from Binalud Mt. differs by the weakly shiny body and dull elytra.