Atractides (Atractides) nikooae Pesic, 2004

Material examined.

Burdur • TR 25-2024 Karamusa stream, 37.186405°N, 29.75374°E, 26 Apr. 2024, leg. Pešić, Zawal, Gülle & Gülle, 2 ♀ (sequenced) • TR 23-2024, Çavdır, spring, 37.14478°N, 29.656534°E, 26 Apr. 2024, leg. Pešić, Zawal, Gülle & Gülle, 1 ♂ (sequenced), one palp and one I-leg dissected and slide mounted (RMNH) .

Remarks.

The specimens from southwestern Türkiye match the description of Atractides nikooae, a species originally described from the Markazi Province, West Iran (Pesic et al. 2004), and later reported from Siirt Province in Turkey (Esen et al. 2013 a). The specimens from Türkiye form a unique BIN (BOLD: AGG 3766), with the nearest neighboring BIN being BOLD: ACS 0163, which includes specimens of A. distans from the Netherlands, Poland, and Italy. The p - distance between these two BINs is estimated at 14.63 %.

Distribution.

Iran, Türkiye.