An annotated catalogue of the Iranian Attelabidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

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Keywords:

Attelabidae, checklist, host plants, distribution, Iran

Abstract

An overview of Iranian Attelabidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) is given. In total, 31 species within 12 genera are listed as belonging to the fauna of Iran (4 species for Attelabinae, and 27 species for Rhynchitinae). Two species Temnocerus coeruleus (Fabricius, 1798) and Mecorhis (Pseudomechoris) aethiops Bach, 1854 (both Rhynchitinae) are new records for the fauna of Iran.

Author Biographies

Hassan - Ghahari, Assistant Professor

Entomology

Enzo Colonnelli

A.R.D.E. Museo Civico di Zoologia, via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 18, 00197 Roma, ITALY

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Published

22.07.2019

How to Cite

Ghahari, H. .-., & Colonnelli, E. (2019). An annotated catalogue of the Iranian Attelabidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 21(2), 225–241. Retrieved from https://www.entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/1597

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2019): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society