Drasterius bimaculatus (P. Rossi, 1790)

Nasserzadeh, Hiva, 2021, A study of the click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of northwestern Iran with three new species Reitterelater prosternalis sp. n., Melanotus borumandi sp. n. and M. kurdestanicus sp. n., Zootaxa 4941 (3), pp. 338-368 : 342-343

Drasterius bimaculatus (P. Rossi, 1790)

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Material examined ( HMIM). Azarbaijan-e Gharbi province: 1 ex.: Sardasht, Mirabad to Alootan rd., ca. 3 km W Mirabad, N36°22’53.6”, E45°20’15.6”, 1650 m, 27. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh. Ardabil province: 29 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, Sarband to Ardabil rd., ca. 20 Km S Sarband, nr. Alamlu vill., N39°37’30.6”, E47°46’57.8”, 58 m, 27. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi (Light trap) ; 4 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, ca. 4 km W Aslanduz, Aras river, nr. Border Guard Police Station , N39°29’42.1”, E48°03’04.5”, 101 m, 28. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi (Light trap) ; 12 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, Meshkin-Shahr to Parsabad rd. , ca. 7 km N Gharehghaj, N39°08’38.8”, E47°38’43.3” E, 453 m, 25. V.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 1 ex.: Moghan Protected Area, Aslanduz to Parsabad rd. , ca. 5 km E Eslamabad, N39°27’05.05”, E47°23’08.6”, 140 m, 27. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 20 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, Ardabil to Parsabad rd. , 1 km S Qaraghaj, N38°59’06.5”, E47°41’22.4”, 1322 m, 25. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 2 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, Parsabad to Bilehsavar rd. , ca. 20 km SE Parsabad, N39°25’18.5”, E47°35’43.3”, 225 m, 28. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 10 exs.: Moghan Protected Area, ca. 1 km W Aslanduz, nr. Aras river , N39°26’15.1”, E47°24’05.9”, 182 m, 25. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi (Light trap) . Kordestan province: 8 exs.: 50 km SW Sanandaj, Kusalan va Shaho Protected Area , Piyazeh MT., nr. Gelin village , N35°07’12.0”, E46°53’17.7”,ca. 2000 m, 1. VII.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 3 exs.: Kusalan va Shaho Protected Area, Sarvabad , 2 km E Dezli, N35°22’34.5”, E46°09’36.4”, 1379 m, 30. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (Light trap) ; 10 exs.: Kusalan va Shaho Protected Area, Oraman , Dezli to Daraki rd. , 2 km N Daraki, N35°20’06.5”, E46°10’55.7”, 1720 m, 30. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 2 exs.: Marivan, Zarivar Wildlife Sanctuary, Tefli valley to Sardush rd. , ca. 1 km E Sardush village, N35°32’33.3”, E46°05’01.5”, 1400 m, 22. VIII.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (light trap & searching before sunset) ; 2 exs.: Abdol-Razagh Protected Area, Saqez, nr. Ashaab village , N36°14’57.1”, E46°46’19.5” E, 1881 m, 29. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 9 exs.: Saghez, Abdol-Razzagh Protected Area, ca. 1 km S Qaplantu village, nr. Patar mt. , N36°13’10.7”, E46°42’37.6”, 1866 m, 29. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 11 exs.: Badr va Parishan Protected Area, Qorveh , Meyhim-e Sofla to Meyhim-e Olia rd. , ca. 1 km NW Meyhim-e Sofla, E35°03’26.4”, E47°52’13.9”, 2155 m, 31. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 2 exs.: Saghez, Abdol-Razzagh Protected Area , ca. 3 km S Qaplantu village, N36°12’46.2”, E46°42’55.1”, 1864 m, 29. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 3 exs.: Saghez to Marivan rd. , ca. 13 km NW Bastam, N35°56’54.5”, E46°19’27.6”, 1516 m, 29. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 6 exs.: Saqez to Divandarreh rd., 29 km E Saqez, nr. Sonateh , nr. Khorkhoreh river , N36°10’38.9”, E46°34’01.6”, 1479 m, 26. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 2 exs.: Baneh to Saqez rd. , ca. 10 km NE Baneh, N36°02’52.6”, E45°57’29.3”, 1871 m, 28. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh. Azarbaijan-e Sharghi province: 3 exs.: Kaleybar, Arasbaran Protected Area, Barzandigh to Peygham rd. , 5 km W Peygham, N38°45’30.3”, E46°57’28.4”, 1621 m, 25. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 1 ex.: Yari Ghari Protected Area, Heris, Khoshknab , N38°14’18.7”, E47°12’03.8”, 1942 m, 22. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 2 exs.: Arasbaran Protected Area, N Kaleybar, Jananlu to Asheghlu rd. , 500 m E Toali, N39°05’04.7”, E46°49’27.8”, 1194 m, 24. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 11 exs.: Arasbaran Protected Area, Jananlu to Kaleybar rd. , ca. 28 km S Jananlu, N38°57’09.8”, E47°01’17.3”, 756 m, 26. VI.2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh. Zanjan province: 2 exs.: Zanjan to Miyaneh rd. , 1 km S Kushkan, N36°43’37.8”, E48°19’10.1”, 1527 m, 21. VI.2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 2 exs.: Anguran Protected Area, Mahneshan, Behestan to Takaghaj rd. , 2 km NW Behestan, nr. Anguran river , N36°40’30.3”, E47°43’15.5”, 1318 m, 25. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh; 1 ex.: Anguran Protected Area, Dandi, Duzkand , N36°31’15.4”, E47°52’55.3”, 1527 m, 23. V.2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh.

Climate types. Semi-arid and sub-humid, cool to cold winters and warm summers.