Ghasem - University of Zanjan
B. - Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University G.C. Tehran, Iran
A. - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.

In the present study, seven species of terrestrial isopods are reported from Iran for the first time. These include Platyarthrus schoblii Budde-Lund, ۱۸۸۵; Trichorhina tomentosa (Budde-Lund, ۱۸۹۳); Armadillo alievi Schmalfuss, ۱۹۹۰; A. officinalis Duméril, ۱۸۱۶; Armadillidium azerbaidzhanum Schmalfuss, ۱۹۹۰, A. nasatum Budde-Lund, ۱۸۸۵ and Schizidium golovatchi Schmalfuss, ۱۹۸۸. The male of the latter species is described for the first time and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. Sampling localities for the species are presented on a map.