Feeding Habits of Spot-Bellied Salamander Salamandra infraimmaculata semenovi (Nesterov, 1916) Based on Examination of Three Populations from Zagros Mountains, Western Iran (Caudata: Salamandridae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Farnaz Bozorgi ◽  
Bahram H. Kiabi ◽  
Haji Gholi Kami
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Western Iran

A new species of Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from western Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4444 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
ALIREZA ZAMANI ◽  
YURI M. MARUSIK ◽  
MOHAMMAD JAVAD MALEK-HOSSEINI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dorsal Side ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Median Eyes

Agelenidae is a species rich and globally-distributed spider family comprising 1274 species in 77 genera (World Spider Catalog 2018). In Iran, this family is currently represented by eight species in four genera (Zamani et al. 2018). Being the second largest genus of the family (after Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999), Tegenaria Latreille, 1804, currently encompasses 105 species that are primarily distributed in the Palaearctic (World Spider Catalog 2018; Marusik & Zamani 2015). So far, four species of this genus are known from Iran: Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1758) (western, northern, central and eastern Iran), T. lenkoranica (Guseinov et al., 2005) (northern Iran), T. pagana C.L. Koch, 1840 (northern Iran), and the endemic T. zamanii Marusik et Omelko, 2014 (northern Iran) (Zamani et al. 2018). Two of these species, T. lenkoranica and T. zamanii have been reported from caves (Malek-Hosseini & Zamani 2017). Considering the lack of studies on this genus in Iran, many species are undoubtedly awaiting to be discovered. During the biospeleological investigations of Zagros Mountains, a new species of Tegenaria was collected in western Iran, which is described and illustrated in this paper. The specimens were photographed using an Olympus Camedia E-520 camera attached to an Olympus SZX16 stereomicroscope and digital images were prepared using “CombineZP” image stacking software. Leg ratios were measured on the dorsal side and all measurements are given in millimeters. Measurements of leg are listed as: total length (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus). Standard abbreviations were used for the eyes: AME, anterior median eyes; ALE, anterior lateral eyes; PME, posterior median eyes; PLE, posterior lateral eyes. The specimens will be deposited in the Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester (MMUE). 

Three new species, Elathous zagrosensis sp. n., Zorochros dilatatus sp. n., and Dicronychus iranicus sp. n., and noteworthy records of click beetles from western Iran (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4394 (4) ◽  
pp. 517 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIVA NASSERZADEH ◽  
GIUSEPPE PLATIA ◽  
FARZANEH PARSI ◽  
SAYEH SERRI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Click Beetles ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

Thirty-two species of Elateridae are listed from the central region of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran. Three new species, Elathous zagrosensis sp. n., Zorochros dilatatus sp. n., and Dicronychus iranicus sp. n. are described. Cardiophorus bellus Platia & Gudenzi, is recorded for the first time from Iran. Distribution maps and climate data are presented for all species. 

scholarly journals Linking ground-satellite observations with HYSPLIT Back trajectory modeling to identify dust sources affecting Western Iran: A case study in Lorestan province

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Elham Borna ◽  
Maryam Kiani Sadr ◽  
Seyed Ahmad Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Dust Storms ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Dust Exposure ◽  
Back Trajectory ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Hysplit Model ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Back Trajectory Analysis ◽  
Dust Sources ◽  
Spatial Coverage

Background: This study combined ground and satellite observations with the results of HYSPLIT model to identify the origin, transport, and deposition of sand and dust storms (SDSs) affecting Western Iran. Methods: Field-measured dust exposure data were obtained during 2000-2014 to analyze variability of dust concentration and dust intensity at annual, monthly, and daily scales. Remote sensing measurements in this research include the analysis of a total of eight (Level 1B Calibrated Radiances 1 km (MOD021KM)) MODIS tiles selected based on interpreting the results of ground observations to capture the major SDS events occurred between 2000 and 2014. Results: The results, indicating a sharp rise in the number of dusty days from 2008 onwards, were used as a basis to identify the spatial coverage and intensity of SDSs over the central part of the Middle East and the study province using a number of eight MODIS images. According to the back trajectory analysis of Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory Model (HYSPLIT), the MODIS-derived SDSs were found to have both national and international sources. The most prevalent and powerful source was likely to initiate from deserts of Syria and Iraq by air masses coming from the Mediterranean Sea and terminate in Western Iran where the Zagros Mountains Chain blocks easterly winds. Conclusion: Despite the evident link between timing of regional SDSs and in situ observations, the contribution of local dust sources in the west of the province should be also investigated to provide insights into the development and spread of SDS events affecting Western Iran, especially Lorestan Province.

scholarly journals An Acheulean biface from the Deh Luran Plain, Iran

Antiquity ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (357) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Zeynivand
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
The South ◽  
Iranian Plateau ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Dispersal ◽  
Early Hominids ◽  
Lower Palaeolithic

In 1960, Robert Braidwood discovered, by chance, an Acheulean biface at Gakia, Kermanshah Province, in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran (Braidwood 1960). Since then, only around ten Lower Palaeolithic sites have been identified on the Iranian Plateau, most of which are open-air sites (see Biglari & Shidrang 2006). Despite growing interest in the Palaeolithic of Iran over the past decade, studies generally continue to focus on particular sites and are largely concerned with the technology and typology of raw materials. A major problem for studies of the Lower Palaeolithic, in particular, is the rarity of cave sites, making it very difficult to study the behaviour of the early hominids through excavation. This paper reports the discovery of an Acheulean biface during a survey of the Deh Luran Plain to the south of the plateau, adding to the picture of human dispersal during the Pleistocene.

scholarly journals Nomad Iconography on Tombstones from Luristan, Iran

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Inge Mortensen
Keyword(s):  
Social Background ◽  
Cultural Inheritance ◽  
Correct Interpretation ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Structural Pattern ◽  
Western Iran ◽  
Abrupt Discontinuation ◽  
History Of

In Luristan in western Iran the nomad cemeteries are scattered apparently at random across the landscape. The history of these nomads is not very well known, and until a few years ago they were themselves largely illiterate. They have lived in areas which comprise some of the very isolated mountain valleys and plains in the central Zagros mountains, and untilrecently their rhythm of life was to a great extent determined by the changing seasons. In the interpretation of the images on Luristani tombstones, it may never be possible ,with certainty, to arrive at the correct interpretation of a motif. The signs and symbols on the tombstones are comparable to a code  whereby messages are converted from one form of representation to another, which means that they have to be encoded in a form that the communicants can easily interpret. In a community sharing the same religion, cultural inheritance and social background, and living at a given time in particular area, this should present no problem. But if one or more of these elements are altered, the whole structural pattern and symbolic scheme of the community will be affected: as, for example, is clearly demonstrated by the forcible settlement of nomads in Luristan which has caused an abrupt  discontinuation in the erection of pictorial tombstones. The more drastic the change, the quicker the transition of symbolic values into fossilized and sometimes incomprehensible fragments of a tradition.

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