Sagittogethes hoffmanni (Reitter, 1871)

Lasoń, Andrzej & Ghahari, Hassan, 2013, A checklist of the Kateretidae and Nitidulidae of Iran (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Zootaxa 3746 (1), pp. 101-122 : 116-119

Sagittogethes hoffmanni (Reitter, 1871)

Meligethes niger Brisout, 1863 ; Meligethes parvulus Brisout, 1872 ; Meligethes japonicus Reitter, 1873 ; Meligethes peneckei Marcu, 1939 .

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek & Audisio 2007).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldavia, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Sagittogethes incanus (Sturm, 1845)

Meligethes gredleri Reitter, 1873 .

Distribution within Iran. Golestan (Kirejtshuk 1977; Jelínek 1981; Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldavia, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine.

Sagittogethes maurus (Sturm, 1845)

Meligethes calvus Reitter, 1871 ; Meligethes durus Reitter, 1871 ; Meligethes meridionalis Reitter, 1871 ; Meligethes rufimanus Sahlberg, 1913 .

Material examined. Mazandaran, Alborz Mts., Haraz Chay (loc. no. 69), 23.-24. vii.1970, 1 spec. (NMPC), (third Czechoslovak-Iranian expedition to Iran 1977).

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan, Golestan (Jelínek 1981; Audisio et al. 2000), Northern Iran (no locality cited) (Jacobson 1913; Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Whole Palaearctic Region (excluding North Africa).

Sagittogethes perceptus (Jelínek & Spornraft, 1979) Sagittogethes pharetra (Easton, 1957)

Distribution within Iran. Mazandaran, Tehran (Jelínek 1981; Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Sagittogethes tauricus (Jelínek & Spornraft, 1979)

Material examined. Mazandaran, N Iran, 8 km NE Ziaran, 2400 m (loc.no.400), 10.-16.vii.1977, 38 spec. (NMPC), (third Czechoslovak-Iranian expedition to Iran 1977).

Distribution within Iran. Northern Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek & Spornraft 1979; Audisio et al. 2000). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Turkey, Ukraine.

Sagittogethes umbrosus (Sturm, 1845)

Meligethes transsylvanicus Petri, 1912 .

Distribution within Iran. Tehran (Sakenin et al. 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldavia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine.

Genus Stachygethes Audisio & Cline, 2009

Stachygethes nanus (Erichson, 1845)

Meligethes marrubii Brisout, 1863 ; Meligethes dalmatinus Reitter, 1871 ; Meligethes spinipes Reitter, 1871 ; Meligethes schneideri Reitter, 1878 ; Meligethes rugicollis Rey, 1889 .

Material examined. Kerman, Sarbizhan, 140 km S Kerman, 2700 m, 5. v.2010, 1 spec., lgt. et coll. K. Orszulik; Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Zagros Mts., Mazandaran, Alboorz Mts., Kandavan pass, southern slope, 2700-2900 m (loc. no. 395), 19 spec. (NMPC), (third Czechoslovak-Iranian expedition to Iran 1977).

Distribution within Iran. Golestan, Mazandaran, Tehran (Jelínek 1981; Audisio et al. 2000); Sisakht (Jelínek 1981; Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, the Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine.

Stachygethes ruficornis (Marsham, 1802)

Meligethes flavipes Sturm, 1845 ; Meligethes moestus Erichson, 1845 ; Meligethes flavicornis Miller, 1852 ; Meligethes pruinosus Rey, 1889 .

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek & Audisio 2007). Distribution outside Iran. Whole Palaearctic Region.

Stachygethes saxatilis (Audisio, 1988)

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek & Audisio 2007). Distribution outside Iran. Turkey.

Stachygethes zarudnyi Kirejtshuk, 1984 Genus Thymogethes Audisio & Cline, 2009

Thymogethes acicularis (Brisout, 1863)

Meligethes angulosus Rebmann, 1940 .

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan (Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.

Thymogethes egenus (Erichson, 1845)

Meligethes menthae Brisout, 1863 ; Meligethes alutaceus Rey, 1889 ; Meligethes mucronatus Rey, 1889 .

Material examined. Mazandaran, 8 km NE Ziaran, 2400 m (loc.no.400), 10.-16. vii.1977, 31 spec. (NMPC), (third Czechoslovak-Iranian expedition to Iran 1977).

Distribution within Iran. Mazandaran, Tehran (Jelínek 1981; Audisio et al. 2000), Semnan (Grouvelle 1912; Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, The Netherlands, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.

Thymogethes funereus (Jelínek, 1967)

Material examined. Mazandaran, 8 km NE Ziaran, 2400 m (loc.no.400), 10.-16. vii.1977, 5 spec. (NMPC), (third Czechoslovak-Iranian expedition to Iran 1977).

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek & Audisio 2007).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Thymogethes klapperichi (Easton, 1957)

Meligethes ahriman Jelínek, 1981 .

Examined material. Yazd, Shir Kuh, 5 km S Taft, 1600-1700 m, 23.v.2008, leg. Mühle, 1 ex. (NKME). Distribution within Iran. Fars (Jelínek 1981 under M. ahriman ; Audisio et al. 2000), Western Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek 1981 under M. ahriman ; Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, India (Kashmir), Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Genus Xerogethes Audisio & Cline, 2009

Xerogethes discoideus (Erichson, 1845)

Nitidula glaucii Kolenati, 1846 ; Meligethes maculatus Schilsky, 1894 ; Meligethes anatolicus Schilsky, 1903 .

Distribution within Iran. Kerman (Jelínek 1981 under M. glaucii ).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Xerogethes kraatzi (Reitter, 1871)

Meligethes frivaldszkyi Reitter, 1875 ; Meligethes assyricus Obenberger, 1914 ; Meligethes basimargo Reitter, 1919 .

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan (Kirejtshuk 1977 under M. brisouti Reitter ; Audisio et al. 2000), Khorasan (Audisio et al. 2000).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Xerogethes rotundicollis (Brisout, 1863)

Meligethes obsoletus Rey, 1889 .

Material examined. Kordestan, Sanandaj (1479 m), 1 spec., September 2008, leg. H. Ghahari, dep. SRIAU. New Iranian record.

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Macedonia, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Genus Meligethinus Grouvelle, 1906

Meligethinus gedrosiacus Jelínek, 1981

Distribution within Iran. Khorasan, Khuzestan, Tehran, Yazd (Audisio et al. 2000). Distribution outside Iran. Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia.

Genus Pria Stephens, 1830

Pria dulcamarae (Scopoli, 1763)

Silpha truncatella Marsham, 1802 ; Nitidula olivacea Gyllenhal, 1813 ; Cormyphora mandibularis Laporte, 1840 ; Nitidula breviuscula Kolenati, 1846 .

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Jelínek & Audisio 2007). Distribution outside Iran. Whole Palaearctic Region.

Discussion

From our research only six species of the family Kateretidae are listed from the fauna of Iran, but with 84 species the family Nitidulidae is rather diverse in Iran ( Fig. 2 ). However, since Iran is a large country with a wide variety of geographical regions and climates, we expect that a large number of species remain to be discovered. Research on the natural enemies and host plants of Iranian Nitidulidae are valuable topics which should be considered by researchers, and we hope that this checklist will help facilitate this research.

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FIGURE 2. Species diversity of the genera of Iranian Nitidulidae.