Melanotus iranicus Platia & Gudenzi, 1999

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 : 109

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E2B84393-BA33-4ECE-944D-4623DA0B9603
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8354600
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scientific name	Melanotus iranicus Platia & Gudenzi, 1999
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Material examined ( HMIM, CPG). Khuzestan province: 3 exs. (2 HMIM,1 CGP): Dez N. P., ca. 15 km E Haft-Tappeh, Dez ranger station, N32°03’56.6” E48°31’57.1”, 79 m GoogleMaps ., 24.IV.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mozhdehi (L. T.) ; 8 exs. ( HMIM) : Karkheh N. P., S Shush, ca. 5 km W Khashan vill., Karkheh ranger station, N32°04’05.1” E48°14’18.8”, 48 m GoogleMaps ., 26. V.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T.) ; 2 exs. ( HMIM) : Karkheh N. P., S Shush, ca. 5 km W Khashan vill., Karkheh ranger station, N32°04’05.1” E48°14’18.8”, 48 m GoogleMaps ., 26. V.2018, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mozhdehi (L. T.) .

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

Distribution in Palaearctic Region. Asia: Iran (Ardabil, Tehran and Khuzestan (first record) provinces in northwestern, northern and southwestern of Iran respectively ( Cate 2007; Nasserzadeh & Platia 2021; Platia & Gudenzi, 1999).