Where the Orient begins: first record of the genus Patrus Aubé, 1838 (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae) in Iran
Kde začíná Orient: první nález rodu Patrus Aubé, 1838 (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae) v Íránu
English
Klapalekiana 51(3–4): 169-173, 2015
Jiří Hájek & André Skale
Published in print: 31st December 2015
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Abstract: Patrus limbatus (Régimbart, 1884), previously known only from India and Sri
Lanka, is recorded for the first time from the Hormozgan Province, southern
Iran. The diagnostic characters of the species are illustrated, and its
distribution from a zoogeographic view is briefly discussed.
Key words: New record, distribution, Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Patrus, Iran, Oriental region, Palaearctic region