On the fauna of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Iran, with additional notes on the variability and identity of Omophron (s.str.) rotundatum Chaudoir, 1852

Journal Title: Baltic Journal of Coleopterology - Year 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1

Abstract

The paper presents faunistic results for 50 species of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from different provinces of Iran. Poecilus (s.str.) festivus (Chaudoir, 1868) and Bembidion (Ocydromus) hiekei Muller-Motzfeld, 1986 are reported from Iran for the first time. The variability of Omophron (s.str.) rotundatum Chaudoir, 1852 in a population from South Iran is discussed.

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Saeed Azadbakhsh

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Saeed Azadbakhsh (2016). On the fauna of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Iran, with additional notes on the variability and identity of Omophron (s.str.) rotundatum Chaudoir, 1852. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology, 16(1), 45-57. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-198965