title: Synaptusiranicussp. nov., a second species of the genusSynaptusEschscholtz, 1829 from Iran (Coleoptera: Elateridae) discovered by an integrative approach.
abstract: Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781 has been recognized as a rather variable elaterid species. Based on morphological distinctness of 3 specimens (2 males, 1 female) from Mazandaran, Iran, a new species is here hypothesised. COI barcoding supports the new species as a new Barcode Index Number with a distance of mean 13.5% to the three other BINs available on the Barcode of Life Database. The new species Synaptus iranicus sp. nov. (BOLD: ACZ9929) and its distinctive features are described. Moreover the results of the DNA barcoding suggest that Synaptus filiformis as yet described is not a single species, but rather a complex of several morphologically similar species.
authors.affiliation: Anton-Hilz-Straße 42, 94566 Riedlhütte, Germany. andrea_jarzabek@yahoo.de.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jarzabek-Müller
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morinière
authors.forename: Hassan Barimani
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Varandi
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male
keywords: Coleoptera, Adrastini, taxonomy, new species, Palaearctic region, Iran