Cixius ( Ceratocixius ) adornatus iranicus Dlabola, 1979

Cixius ( Ceratocixius) adornatus iranicus Dlabola, 1979 View in CoL ( Figs 2A–C & 6C)

Cixius adornatus iranicus Dlabola, 1979:235 View in CoL [ Iran].

Material examined. IRAN • 1 ♂, Mazandaran province / 6 km E. Zirab; 24–26.vi.1977; Mirzayans / Abaii leg.; ( Paratype) .

Remarks. Dlabola (1979) described the subspecies according to the specimens collected from southern coasts of Caspian Sea from northwest to northeast of Iran ( Fig. 6C). According to Dlabola (1979), the type specimens are deposited in National Museum of Prague and National Science Museum of Budapest. The collecting data of the above specimen (which is labeled as paratype in HMIM) is mentioned for paratypes in the original description but the deposition in HMIM is missed to mention.

Considering the occurrence of C. adornatus Logvinenko, 1944 in Azerbaijan, it is conceivable that its range of distribution extends into Iran. However, Dlabola (1979) recognized it as an “independent subspecies” based on the difference in the longer left moveable subapical spine of the aedeagus and the different shape of the stylus distal dilated portion as well as of the apex of the anal tube. Whether or not C. adornatus iranicus should indeed be assigned subspecies status cannot be decided on the basis of the material available for study.