title: 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. The genus Mongoloniscus Verhoeff, 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 redescribed based on Iranian specimens. The diagnostic characters of these species are figured and their geographical distribution is presented on a map.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ghasem M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kashani
keywords: Agnaridae; Iran; Oniscidea; new species