The fauna of Iranian Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) is summarized. In total 43 species belonging to 21 genera
and 8 subfamilies are listed: Anobiinae (7 genera, 10 species), Dorcatominae (1 genus, 1 species), Ernobiinae (3 genera,
4 species), Eucradinae (2 genera, 2 species), Gibbiinae (1 genus, 3 species), Ptilininae (2 genera, 5 species), Ptininae
(3 genera, 8 species) and Xyletininae (2 genera, 10 species). Four species, Gastrallus pubens Fairmaire, 1875, Priobium
carpini Herbst, 1793 (Anobiinae), Hyperisus plumbeum (Illiger, 1801) (Ernobiinae), and Stagetus pilula (Aubé, 1861)
(Dorcatominae) are newly recorded from Iran.
Coleoptera, Bostrichoidea, Ptinidae, checklist, new record, Iran. |