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An annotated checklist of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from Iran

via Molino Vecchio, 21a, I 47043 Gatteo (FC) Italy.
Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar – e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Coleoptera Elateroidea Elateridae Checklist Iran

Abstract

The fauna of Iranian Elateridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) is summarized in this paper. In total 245 species from 58 genera and 7 subfamilies Agrypninae Candèze (13 genera, 36 species), Cardiophorinae Candèze (4 genera, 55 species), Cebrioninae Latreille (2 genera, 6 species), Dendrometrinae Gistel (13 genera, 28 species), Elaterinae Leach (23 genera, 104 species), Lissominae Laporte (1 genus, 1 species) and Negastriinae Nakane & Kishii (2 genera, 15 species) are listed in literature as the fauna of Iran. Totally 74 species are endemic to Iran.

 

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