Somocoelia triplehorni Merkl and Egorov, new species, is described from Iran (Eastern Alborz Mts.). This is the first species of the tribe Platyscelidini from Iran. Somocoelia gracilipesKaszab, 1940, new status, is re-elevated to species rank.
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18 December 2015
Somocoelia triplehorni Merkl and Egorov (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), the First Species of Platyscelidini in Iran
O. Merkl,
L. V. Egorov
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 69 • No. mo14
December 2015
Vol. 69 • No. mo14
December 2015
Alborz
Chuck Triplehorn
darkling beetles
Golestan
new species
taxonomy