Allactaga firouzi Womochel, 1978 . Fieldiana Zool., 72(5):65.

TYPE LOCALITY: Iran, Isfahan Prov., 18 mi S Shah Reza (Qomisheh), 2253 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality, a flat plain with a gravel substrate and sparse, mountain steppe vegetation (Womochel, 1978).

COMMENTS: Not allocated to subgenus by Shenbrot (1984). A. firouzi appears to be morphologically distinct from A. euphratica and A. hotsoni (Womochel, 1978), but its relationship with these and other species of allactagines needs further study. Shenbrot (19914) tentatively synonymized firouzi with A. elater turkmeni, but later (in litt.) examined the type specimen and considered firouzi synonymous with hotsoni .