Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Azarbaijan, Iran

The Carabidae family (Coleoptera) is among the dominant groups of terrestrial predators and includes more than 40,000 species worldwide, making it one of the largest families of beetles. The fauna of Carabidae in Azarbaijan, Iran, is very diverse and has not been studied thoroughly. In the following paper, this group of beneficial predators is studied, using samples taken through 2007-2010 across Azarbaijan. Species belonging to 12 subfamilies were collected from 24 different localities. Among this diverse fauna, 3 species, Broscus cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758), Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) calceatus (Duftschmid, 1812), and Amara (Xenocelia) ingenua Duftschmid, 1812 are new records for Iranian fauna.

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Key words: Carabidae, ground beetle, new record, Azarbaijan, Iran

Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Azarbaijan, Iran

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Key words: Carabidae, ground beetle, new record, Azarbaijan, Iran,

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