Cholevinus pallidus pallidus ( Ménétries, 1832 ), pallidus (Menetries, 1832

Tahami, Mohadeseh Sadat, Růžička, Jan, Sadeghi, Saber, Jakubec, Pavel & Novák, Martin, 2017, Small carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae) from caves in Iran, with additional taxonomical notes on Anemadus sengleti and Catops farsicus, Zootaxa 4303 (4), pp. 509-520 : 517

Cholevinus pallidus pallidus ( Ménétries, 1832)

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Catops pallidus Ménétries, 1832: 169 (type locality: Bakou [= Baku, ca. 40°24′N 49°53′E]).

Material examined. Iran: Isfahan Province, Padena, Kohangan Village , Kohangan Cave , 30°53′31.9″N 51°38′54.1″E, 2196 m, 11.v.2016, M.S. Tahami & Y. Bakhshi leg., parahypogean habitat, 1 male, 1 female ( JRUC, ZM-CBSU) ; North Khorasan Province, 30 km N Askhaneh , 8 km W Kalatah Chenar, 37°48′N 56°56′E, 810 m, 25.v.2006, A. Reiter leg., 2 males, 1 female ( JRUC).

Distribution. Widely distributed species, the nominotypical subspecies is known from Afghanistan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia (Daghestan), Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ( Perreau 2015), generally showing an affinity with desert areas ( Jeannel 1936). From Iran, reported twice ( Perreau et al. 2017): from “Sargad” in Kerman Province ( Jeannel 1936) and from “ Luristan ”, i.e. Lorestan Province ( Szymczakowski 1970). First records from Isfahan and North Khorasan Provinces of Iran.

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FIGURES 5 – 7. Habitus in dorsal view of Cholevinus pallidus pallidus (Ménétries, 1832) (5, ♂, Kohangan Cave). Female genitalia of Catops farsicus Giachino & Vailati (6, dorsal view, 7, ventral view, Shapur Cave). Abbreviations: co—coxite, svspiculum ventrale, t 8 — tergite 8, t 9 — tergite 9, t 10 — tergite 10, v 8 — ventrite 8, vs—ventral sclerite.