Gylippus (Gylippus) syriacus (Simon, 1872)

LITERATURE RECORDS: Penther [1913]: 107 (Tez Charab); El-Hennawy [1999]: 91 (Iraq); Harvey [2003]: 278 (Iraq).

REMARKS: This species was recorded in “Tez Charab” by Penther [1913] and other authors followed this record [El-Hennawy, 1999; Harvey, 2003]. In old maps, Tez Charab was also cited as Tel Kharab and Tez Kharab. However, Tez Charab (= kiztepe Köyü) is a village of Mardin Province in Türkiye. The village’s old name is also known as “Têzxerab” in the Kurdish language. kiztepe Köyü is located on the border between Türkiye and Iraq, 31 km east of Nusaybin, Mardin and lies between 37°6′3.9″E and 41°34′18.8″N longitude and latitude. Therefore, G. syriacus is omitted from the list of solifuges in Iraq.