Addition of four woodlice species (Crustacea: Isopoda) to the checklist of Iranian Oniscidea
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Four new records of Oniscidea from Iran including Armadillidium azerbaidzhanum, A. nasatum, Platyarthrus schoeblii, and Armadillo alievi are provided. Important diagnostic characters of the recorded species are photographed.
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