Melanotus bishapurensis Platia, 2014

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.8354596
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/22601550-FFFB-9F7C-FF40-6DFCCC0CFE31
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Melanotus bishapurensis Platia, 2014
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Material examined ( HMIM, CPG). Khuzestan province: 4 exs. (3 HMIM, 1 CPG): “ KHUZESTAN, Izeh—Susan [Soosan], 910m., 2.VI.1998, Mof. [Mofidi]/Ebrā. [Ebrāhimi]”; 1 ex. ( HMIM): Andika, Shimbaar P.A., Chelo to Taaraaz rd. , Soosan-Sorkhaab vill., N32°20’03.8” E48°46’09.2”, 708 m., 07. VI.2019, leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T.). GoogleMaps

Climate types. Arid to semi-arid, with mild winters and very warm summers.

Distribution in Palaearctic Region. Asia: Iran (Fars and Khuzestan (first record) provinces in southern and southwestern of Iran) (Platia 2014).