Bunopus (4 species)

Composition: B. blanfordii Strauch, B. crassicauda Nikolsky, B. spatalurus Anderson (B. s. hajarensis Arnold), B. tuberculatus Blanford

Distribution: Jordan, Syria, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, southeastern Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan Comments: Bunopus blanfordii is not recognized by certain authors (e.g., Szczerbak & Golubev 1986, 1996; Sindaco & JeremĨenko 2008) but is here considered as valid pending further investigation.