Drasterius figuratus (Germar, 1844)

Nasserzadeh, Hiva, Platia, Giuseppe & Serri, Sayeh, 2023, Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Khuzestan province (Iran): with three new species, Craspedostethus izehensis sp. n., Dicronychus khuzestanicus sp. n. and Gurjevelater catei sp. n., Zootaxa 5346 (2), pp. 101-130 : 107

Drasterius figuratus (Germar, 1844)

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Material examined ( HMIM, CPG). Khuzestan province: 2 exs. ( HMIM) : “18.June, Ahvaz // IRAN, 1915, l.t [light trap]”; 1 ex. ( HMIM) : “ Ahvaz , 27.8.1974, [leg.] Hodjat // “on cotton field”; 1 ex. ( HMIM) : “ KHUZESTAN, Dezful, Gotvand , 100m., 11. VI.2000, Leg. Badii/Mof. [Mofidi]”; 2 exs. ( HMIM) : “ KHUZESTAN, Susangerd, Bostān, Chazzābeh , 20m., 30.IV.1995, Parch. [Parchami]/Ardeh/Badii”; 11 exs. ( HMIM) : Dez N. P., ca. 15 km E Haft-Tappeh, Dez ranger station, N32°03’56.6” E48°31’57.1”, 79 m., 24.IV.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mozhdehi (L. T.) ; 1 ex. ( HMIM): Dez N. P., Shushtar, Haft-Tappeh to Karun Agroindustry rd. , nr. Dez riv., N32°03’56.6” E48°31’57.1”, 75 m., 25.IV.2018, leg. M. Mozhdehi & H. Nasserzadeh ; 28 exs. (24 HMIM, 4 CPG): Karkheh N. P., S Shush, ca. 5 km W Khashan vill., Karkheh ranger station, N32°04’05.1” E48°14’18.8”, 48 m., 26. V.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T.) .

Climate types. Arid, with cool winters and very warm summers.

Distribution in Palaearctic Region. Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (European Territory); Asia: Afghanistan, China (Xinjiang), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan ( Cate 2007; Platia 2018; Platia & Pulvirenti 2021a).

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MAP 2. Distribution map of Aeoloderma, Aeoloides and Aeolosomus species in Khuzestan.