A study of the click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of northwestern Iran with three new species Reitterelater prosternalis sp. n., Melanotus borumandi sp. n. and M. kurdestanicus sp. n. Author Nasserzadeh, Hiva Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran. & Via Molino Vecchio, 21 a, 47043 - Gatteo (FC), Italy. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-03-09 4941 3 338 368 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.3.2 1175-5326 4595227 1B099292-87B6-4319-91E4-FF43F3EA2610 Aeolosomus rossii (Germar, 1844) (Map 2) Material examined ( HMIM ). Ardabil province : 6 exs. : Moghan Protected Area , ca. 1 km W Aslanduz , nr. Aras river , N39°26’15.1” , E47°24’05.9” , 182 m , 25. VI .2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi ( Light trap ) ; 4 exs. : Moghan Protected Area , ca. 4 km W Aslanduz , Aras river , nr. Border Guard Police Station , N39°29’42.1” , E48°03’04.5” , 101 m , 28. VI .2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi ( Light trap ) ; 2 exs. : Moghan Protected Area , Sarband to Ardabil rd., ca. 20 Km S Sarband , nr. Alamlu vill., N39°37’30.6” , E47°46’57.8” , 58 m , 27. VI .2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh & M. Mojdehi ( Light trap ) . Azarbaijan-e Gharbi province : 2 exs. : “Mianduab [Miandoab], 11. VII .[19]66, [leg.] Argand [Arghand]”; 2 exs. : “Mianduab [Miandoab], 29.6.[19]66, [leg.] Argand [Arghand]”. Azarbaijan-e Sharghi province : 1 ex. : Arasbaran Protected Area , Jananlu to Kaleybar rd. , ca. 28 km S Jananlu , N38°57’09.8” , E47°01’17.3” , 756 m , 26. VI .2017, leg. H. Nasserzadeh ; 1 ex. : Heris to Ahar rd. , 5 km N Yengejeh , N38°19’47.7” , E46°52’02.0” , 1709 m , 22. V .2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh ; 1 ex. : Yari Ghari Protected Area , Heris , Khoshknab , N38°14’18.7” , E47°12’03.8” , 1942 m , 22. VI .2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh ; 1 ex. : Abdol-Razagh Protected Area , Saqez , nr. Ashaab village , N36°14’57.1” , E46°46’19.5” E, 1881 m , 29. V .2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh ; 1 ex. : Divandarreh to Hosseinabad rd. , Bagherabad , N35°36’35.5” , E47°08’57.3” , 1803 m , 30. V .2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh. Zanjan province : 1 ex. : Sorkhabad Protected Area , Sohrin village , Sohrin Ranger Station , N36°52’05.9” , E48°19’20.9” , 1700 m , 21. V .2016, leg. H. Nasserzadeh ; 1 ex. : Zanjan to Miyaneh rd. , 1 km S Kushkan , N36°43’37.8” , E48°19’10.1” , 1527 m , 21. VI .2015, leg. H. Nasserzadeh. Climate types . Semi-arid, cool to cold winters and warm summers.