Hemilepistus elongatus Budde-Lund, 1885

Eshaghi, Behjat, Kiabi, Bahram H. & Kashani, Ghasem M., 2015, The agnarid terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae) of the province of Qazvin, Iran, with a description of a new species, ZooKeys 515, pp. 59-66 : 61

Taxon classification Animalia Isopoda Agnaridae

Hemilepistus elongatus Budde-Lund, 1885

Material examined.

Takestan to Shal, 35°54.1'N, 49°48.0'E, 18 July 2013, leg. G.M. Kashani & B. Eshaghi, five males and two females (PCGMK 1661); Esfarvarin to Takestan, 35°58.0'N, 49°43.1'E, 18 July 2013, leg. G.M. Kashani & B. Eshaghi, one female (PCGMK 1664); Abyek to Gheshlagh, 36°01.3'N, 50°30.3'E, 10 September 2013, leg. G.M. Kashani & B. Eshaghi, one male and two females (PCGMK 1680).

Remarks.

Despite the broad distribution of Hemilepistus elongatus in Iran ( Kashani and Sari 2012), this is the first time this species is reported from the province of Qazvin.

Distribution.

“Transcaucasus”; easternmost Turkey: Ararat; Turkmenia; Iran.