Click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of Khuzestan province (Iran): with three new species, Craspedostethus izehensis sp. n., Dicronychus khuzestanicus sp. n. and Gurjevelater catei sp. n. Author Nasserzadeh, Hiva Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran Author Platia, Giuseppe Via Molino Vecchio, 21 a, 47043 - Gatteo (FC), Italy Author Serri, Sayeh Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran text Zootaxa 2023 2023-09-18 5346 2 101 130 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.1 journal article 268661 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.1 fad649af-4e78-47fb-9657-c0804303efaf 1175-5326 8354558 E2B84393-BA33-4ECE-944D-4623DA0B9603 Calais brandti Platia & Gudenzi, 1999 ( Map 3 ) Material examined ( HMIM , CPG ). Khuzestan province : 11 exs. (10 HMIM , 1 CPG ): Andika , Keveshk to Lalar rd. , Shimbaar P. A. , nr. Shimbaar lagoon, Shimbaar ranger station, N32°25’18.1” E49°36’10.8” , 917 m ., 6. VI .2019 , leg. H. Nasserzadeh (L. T . ) Climate types . Semi-arid, with cool winters and very warm summers. Distribution in Palaearctic Region. Iran ( Fars , Khuzestan (first record) and Kerman provinces in southeastern half of Iran ) ( Cate 2007 ; Cate et al. 2002 ; Nasserzadeh et al. 2008 ; Platia & Gudenzi 1999 ).