Preliminary report of Cerambycid fauna associated with forests and rangelands of Iran

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Long-horned beetles are among the most diverse insects, with more than 35,000 species in about 4,000 genera and many more species probably yet undiscovered. Cerambycids are phytophagous (xylophagous) and their larva usually burrow in the tissues of woody plants in conditions ranging from alive to moribund to dead and decomposing . Many species are important pests of forest, plantations, and street trees .The economic importance of Cerambycids has inspired study of their taxonomy and faunestic studies. During the survey of insect fauna  of forests and range of various parts of Iran (1991- 2006), many Cerambycid beetles were collected from herbal plants, bushes and trees by light trap, sweeping net and hand.
The collected specimens and geographic distribution of them were studied. So far, 81 species are identified, of which 39 are recorded from new localities. For each species, previously by recorded references, distribution range, collecting dates and localities in Iran is given. When necessary, notes on host plants and biology are also provided. It is noted that Cortodera kaphanica and Grammoptera abdominalis are new records for Iran. The name of Molorchus monticola, Agapanthia suturalis and Niphona indica were revised. They previously recorded under the name Molorchus minor, A. cardui and N. grisea repectivelly. Eight species are confirmed from Iran after old generical records, Dinoptera collaris, Rutpela maculata, Pachytodes erraticus, Stenurella bifasciata, S. nigra, Xylotrechus rusticus, Chlorophorus figuratus, Saperda perforata, Cardoria scutellata. The following seven species comparise new records for Iranian provinces: Stictoleptura tripartita (Lorestan), Trichoferus fissitarsis (Busher), Cerambyx welensii (Lorestan), Diorthus cinereus (Busher and Hormozgan), Purpuricenus zarudnianus (Qom), Agapanthia amitina (Lorestan and Azerbaijgan e Gharbi), Mimocoptosia iranensis (Lorestan).
 
 

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Iranian Journal of Forest and Range Protection Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 8
December 2007
Pages 93-102

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  • Receive Date: 22 May 2006
  • Revise Date: 08 June 2016
  • Accept Date: 21 January 2007

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