An annotated checklist of Iranian aquatic Polyphaga: Georissidae,Helophoridae, Hydrochidae,Spercheidae, Curculionidae and Erirhinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) |
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| Authors: | Mustafa C Darilmaz Hadi Ostovan Hassan Ghahari Robert B Angus |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, University of Aksaray, Aksaray, Turkey;2. mdarilmaz@yahoo.com;4. Department of Entomology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran;5. Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;6. Department of Life Sciences (Insects), The Natural History Museum, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThe checklist comprises all species of six families of Iranian aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera). In total, 43 species/subspecies within the families, Georissidae (one species), Helophoridae (25 species and two subspecies), Hydrochidae (three species), Spercheidae (one species), Curculionidae (nine species) and Erirhinidae (two species) are listed for the fauna of Iran. Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) nanus Sturm, 1836 Sturm, J. (1836), Deulschlands Fauna in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. V. Abtheilung. Die Inseclen. Zehntes Bändchen. Käfer, Nürnberg: J. Sturm, 108 pp., pl. 216–227. (also under title: Deutschlands Insecten, Käfer). Google Scholar] (Helophoridae) is recorded for the first time from Iran. We also present two additional species lists: one with incorrect records (one species) and the other with unidentified species. |
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| Keywords: | Coleoptera Polyphaga new record checklist Iran |
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