The discovery of a new Niphargus species from the southern part of the Alborz Mountains, located at the eastern limit of the genus range.

Niphargus species are a significant proportion of freshwater amphipods found in the groundwaters of the Western Palearctic, comprising about a quarter of all known species. Recently, a new species, N. qazvinensis, was discovered in the Samaq Abad Spr…

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