Isotomurus afghanicus Yosii, 1966

Fig. 6

Material examined. Iran, Mazandaran province, Mahmood–Abad, soil in rice field, more than 10 specimens,36º37ʹN 52º15ʹE, – 24 m a.s.l., 2012.11.12, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Sari, soil in citrus orchard, 36º26ʹN 52º53ʹE, 56 m a.s.l., 2013.3.2, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Nowshahr, forest soil and leaf litter, less than 10 specimens, 36º38ʹN 51º49ʹE, – 5 m a.s.l., 2013.1.4, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Noor, Sisangan forest park, forest soil and leaf litter, less than 10 specimens, 36º28ʹN 51º49ʹE, 83 m a.s.l., 2012.9.28, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Amol, soil in barley field, less than 10 specimens, 36º28ʹN 52º26ʹE, 48 m a.s.l., 2012.11.12, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki ; Mazandaran province, Neka, Hezar Jrib forest, forest soil and leaf litter, more than 10 specimens,36º37ʹN 53º21ʹE, 217 m a.s.l., 2012.3.27, leg.: E. Yoosefi Lafooraki.

Ecology and distribution. As an endemic species, it has been reported only from Afghanistan and Iran (Potapov 2001, Yoosefi Lafooraki & Shayanmehr 2015). It occurs in forest and agricultural habitats, usually in lowlands.