Contributions to the knowledge the scarab beetles of Golestan province, Northern Iran with checklist of Iranian Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera)

Abstract

This paper deals with the fauna of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) in Golestan province, Northern Iran. In total 19 species from 16 genera (Adoretus, Aphodius, Amphimallon, Cetonischema, Copris, Eulasia, Euonthophagus, Glaphyrus, Netocia, Onthophagus, Oxythyrea, Pentodon, Valgus, Polyphylla, Stalagmosoma, Trichius) were collected and recorded from this region. A checklist of Iranian Scarabaeoidea is provided.

Az érdi Fundoklia-völgy rovarfaunisztikai kutatása

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A checklist of stag beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) from Iran

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