taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FA8787EA43F320FFE0FAF5FAA9FB2D.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (NHMUU), IRAN, West Azarbaijan (Azarbaijan-e Gharbi) province, saline lands around Soldoz wetland, 37 ° 02 ′ 29 ″ N, 45 ° 36 ′ 53 ″ E, Elev. 1280 m a. s. l., ex Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) Bieb., 1819 (Chenopodiaceae), collected 02. v. 2019, imagoes reared at the end of May, 2019; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (NASA), same data, but collected at 07. v. 2020, imagoes reared at the end of May, 2020, leg.: Y. Karimpour (Fig. 2 B); 1 ♂, ARMENIA, Armavir prov., env. Arazap, " Vordan karmir " State Sanctuary, 40 ° 05 ′ 16 ″ N, 44 ° 14 ′ 21 ″ E, Elev. 850 m a. s. l. 28. v. 2017, sweeping; leg.: M. Kalashian (Fig. 3 B).	en	Kalashian, Mark, Davodi, Morteza, Karimpour, Younes (2022): New and reconfirmed records of Sphenoptera orichalcea (Pallas, 1781) (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from Iran and Armenia. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (1): 1-7, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.1.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.1.1
03FA8787EA43F320FFE0FAF5FAA9FB2D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis (Fig. 2 B – female; Fig. 3 B – male) Beetles of both sexes are of medium size, body length 7 – 17 mm, dorsal coloration very variable, from golden-green to blackish-bronzy, dorsal integument microrericulated, with distinct silky luster. Pronotum widest near or before middle with sides subparallel in posterior half and with approximately straight posterior angles, disk flattened medially. Anterior three-fifth of elytra are subparallel, apically elytra with three sharp teeth on each elytron. Sphenoptera orichalcea belongs to the subgenus Chrysoblemma Jakovlev, 1889, which is characterized by the same structure of elytral apices. All other species of the subgenus from Iran and Armenia except of S. tristicula Reitter, 1895 have smooth and shiny dorsal integument; pronotum in these species is widest behind middle, with sides more or less divergent towards sharp posterior angles. Sphenoptera tristicula with structure of dorsal integument similar to S. orichalcea is black with more or less distinct bluish reflection, pronotum spheroidal with disk nearly regularly convex.	en	Kalashian, Mark, Davodi, Morteza, Karimpour, Younes (2022): New and reconfirmed records of Sphenoptera orichalcea (Pallas, 1781) (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from Iran and Armenia. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (1): 1-7, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.1.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.1.1
03FA8787EA43F320FFE0FAF5FAA9FB2D.taxon	biology_ecology	Life cycle Adult beetles appear from mid-May. After emergence and mating, the fertile female beetles make an oviposition hole in the upper parts of host plant stem and lay single egg in each hole. After hatching, young larvae tunnel down the H. strobilaceum stem until reaching the root area just below the soil surface. The larvae feed on the main and lateral roots of the host plant and make a distinct mine in it (Fig. 1). The beetle complete one generation per year and overwinters as full development larvae.	en	Kalashian, Mark, Davodi, Morteza, Karimpour, Younes (2022): New and reconfirmed records of Sphenoptera orichalcea (Pallas, 1781) (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from Iran and Armenia. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (1): 1-7, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.8.1.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.8.1.1
