Drasterius bimaculatus Rossi 1790

Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi, 1790) Distribution in Iran. Alborz (Bodemeyer 1927; Farahbakhsh 1961; Platia 2013 a), Ardabil, Golestan, Sistan & Baluchestan, West Azarbaijan (Cate et al. 2002), Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, Qom (Platia 2013 a), East Azarbaijan (Modarres Awal 1997; Cate et al. 2002), Fars (Farahbakhsh 1961; Modarres Awal 1997; Cate et al. 2002; Nemati & Pezhman 2014), Guilan, Mazandaran (Cate et al. 2002; Platia 2013 a), Isfahan (Cate et al. 2002; Bagheri et al. 2004 a; Platia 2013 a), Tehran (Modarres Awal 1997; Cate et al. 2002; Platia 2013 a), Iran (no locality cited) (Khanjani 2006; Platia 2013 a). New materials. Fars (Mian Jangal, 10 km W Shiraz), Golestan (45 km E Minudasht), Hamadan (Razan to Damgh Road, 15 km W Razn), Isfahan (Mohammad-Abad), Kermanshah (Varleh; 5 km E Ghasr-e Shirin), Northern Khorasan (73 km E Minudasht) (Platia coll.). General distribution. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands (Lanzarote), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Latvia, Lybia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan (Cate 2007).Published as part of Platia, Giuseppe & Ghahari, Hassan, 2016, An annotated checklist of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from Iran, pp. 239-275 in Zootaxa 4137 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/25521