Description of two new species and redescription of one species of agnarid terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea, Agnaridae) from western Iran

Abstract

The present study reports on three species of terrestrial isopods from western Iran. Te genus Mongolonis-cus Verhoef, 1930 is recorded for the first time from Iran, with description of a new species: M. persicus sp. n. Protracheoniscus ehsani sp. n. is described and P. darevskii Borutzky, 1975 is red scribed based on Iranian specimens. Te diagnostic characters of these species are figured and their geographical distribution is presented on a map.