Faunestic survey of super family Scarabaeodea beetles associated with forest and range areas of Iran

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In the course of the survey of insect fauna associated with forests and rangelands of Iran (1993-2003), we started the investigation of Scarabaeid beetles fauna. Specimens were collected by light trap, banana trap, pitfall trap, sweep net or caught directly by hand. Following transfer of insect specimens to the respective laboratory, preliminary identifications were carried out using diagnostic keys as well as close cooperation of Dr. Oliver Montreuil of Muséum national d' histoire natural (Paris) who determined or confirmed the identifications. All specimens together with relevant localities are currently maintained in Arthropod Museum of Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands. A total of 31 species belonging to 10 families identified. We expect to have many more data in the future.
 




Aphodiidae
Aphodius satellitius (Herbst, 1789)
Dynastidae
     Phyllognatus excavatus (Forster, 1771); Podalgus infantulus (Semenov, 1890)
Euchiridae
     Propomacrus bimucronatus (Pallas, 1781)
Geotrupidae
     Trypocopris vernalis ssp. fausti (Reitter, 1893)
Cetoniidae
     Cetonischema speciosa (Adams, 1817)
     Eupotosia affinis (Andersch, 1797)
     Gnorimus subcostatus (Ménétriès, 1832)
     Oxythyrea cinctella (Schaum, 1841)
     Potosia funebris (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
     Potosia hieroglyphica (Ménétriès, 1832)
     Trichius abdominalis (Ménétriès,1832)
Glaphyridae
     Eulasia aurantiaca (Reitter, 1890)
     Eulasia azerbaijanica (Petrovitz, 1980)
     Eulasia chrysopyga (Faldermann, 1835)
     Eulasia nitidinatis Barraud, 1990
     Eulasia praeusta (Champenois, 1890)
Hybosoridae
     Hybosorus illigeri Reiche, 1853
Melolonthidae
     Amphimallon venale (Brullé, 1832)
     Melolontha kraatzi Reitter, 1906
     Polyphylla adspersa Motschulsky, 1846
     Polyphylla olivieri (Castelnau, 1840)
      Tanyproctus ganglbaueri (Brenske, 1897)
Rutelidae
     Adoretus persicus Reitter, 1889
     Anomalla splendida Ménétriès,1832
     Blitopertha majuscula Medvedev, 1949
Scarabaeidae    
      Copris hispanus ssp. cavolinii (Petagna, 1792)
      Copris lunaris (Linne, 1758)
     Onitis humerosus (Pallas, 1771)
     Sisyphus schaefferi ssp. boschniaki Fischer, 1823
     Synapsis tmolus (Fischer, 1821)

 
 
 

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  • Receive Date: 21 April 2006
  • Revise Date: 19 June 2016
  • Accept Date: 23 September 2006

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