AI Article Synopsis
- A new microphthalmic species has been identified in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, located near a snow field and sheltered under a stone.
- This species shares similarities with one described by Assmann, Renan & Wrase in 2015, but has distinct differences in several physical features, including the pronotum shape, eye size, body proportions, and reproductive structures.
- An identification key for previously known species from Iran is also included to assist with classification.
Article Abstract
is described from the Zagros Mountains in Iran. The microphthalmic species was found in a subalpine site under a deeply embedded stone close to a snow field. It resembles Assmann, Renan & Wrase, 2015, but differs by shape of pronotum and its punctation, eye size, body proportions, and shape of median lobe of aedeagus and preputial sclerites. An identification key to the known species from Iran is given.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835194 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1011.59449 | DOI Listing |
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