Iolana gigantea (Grumm-Grshimailo, 1885)

(Fig. 15)

Material examined. ♂ with the following label “ Afghanistan sept., Prov. Takhar, Farkhar, 20.5.[19]72, Clas Naumann ” (SMNK); 2♂, ♀ with the following labels “ Afghanistan, Pandjshir-Tal, Kotal-e-Shawa, 3500–4000 m, 5– 30.6.2010, leg. Assad-family ” (coll. W. ten Hagen) .

Distribution range of species. Afghanistan (first record), India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Comment. Once recorded from Afghanistan by Tuzov (2000), but this record was not based on reliable material (Tuzov pers. comm.).