Ochthebius hivae (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) from western Iran, a new species of the O. metallescens group with remarkable aedeagal variability

MANFRED JÄCH; ELHAM IRANI; JUAN A. DELGADO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.9

Issue: Vol. 3700 No. 1: 12 Aug. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-08-12

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.9

Page range: 195–199

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Ochthebius hivae (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) from western Iran, a new species of the O. metallescens group with remarkable aedeagal variability

MANFRED JÄCH⁺⁻
ELHAM IRANI⁺⁻
JUAN A. DELGADO⁺⁻

Coleoptera Hydraenidae Ochthebius taxonomy new species Iran

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Abstract

Ochthebius hivae is described from western Iran (Ilam and Khuzestan Provinces). It belongs to the O. metallescens Rosenhauer, 1847 species group. The aedeagal distal lobe of this species is remarkably variable.