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A new species of the subgenus Chlaeniellus Reitter, 1908 (Coleoptera: Carabidae), namely Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) kirschenhoferi sp. n., is described and illustrated from northeast Pakistan. Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) rapyllii Morvan (1975), is confirmed as a valid species and it is proposed that Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) asara Kirschenhofer, 2014 is a synonym of Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) flavipes Menetries, 1832.
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Escarabajos , Distribución Animal , Estructuras Animales , Animales , Tamaño Corporal , Tamaño de los Órganos , PakistánRESUMEN
A new species of the genus Acinopus Dejean, 1821, namely Acinopus (Acinopus) zagrosensis sp. n., is described on the basis of specimens collected from west Iran (type locality: Iran, Fars province, Zagros Mts., Sepidan env., 2060 m). The new species is compared with closely related species. A key for the identification of species of genus Acinopus in Iran is provided.
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Escarabajos/anatomía & histología , Escarabajos/clasificación , Distribución Animal , Animales , Femenino , Irán , MasculinoRESUMEN
Two new species of the genus Microcosmodes Strand, M. arabicus from Oman and M. persicus from Iran, are described, compared with related taxa, and their affinities are discussed. The species are very similar and belong to the same species group.
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Escarabajos/anatomía & histología , Escarabajos/clasificación , Animales , Femenino , Irán , Masculino , Omán , Especificidad de la EspecieRESUMEN
A new subspecies of Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) laeviplaga Chaudoir, 1876, namely Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) laeviplaga gambronicus ssp. n., is described from South Iran, Hormozgan province. A key for the identification of the subspecies of laeviplaga is provided.
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Escarabajos/clasificación , Distribución Animal , Estructuras Animales/anatomía & histología , Estructuras Animales/crecimiento & desarrollo , Animales , Tamaño Corporal , Escarabajos/anatomía & histología , Escarabajos/crecimiento & desarrollo , Femenino , Irán , Masculino , Tamaño de los ÓrganosRESUMEN
An up-to-date checklist of the ground beetles of Iran is presented. Altogether 955 species and subspecies in 155 genera belonging to 26 subfamilies of Carabidae are reported; 25 taxa are recorded for Iran for the fist time. New localities are listed and some previous distributional records are discussed.