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Issue: Vol. 5729 No. 4: 17 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.5
Page range: 566-580
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The ground beetle genus Zuphium and subgenus Chlaenius (Trichochlaenius) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Iran, with the description of two new species

Department of Entomology; Faculty of Agriculture; Tarbiat Modares University; Tehran; Iran
Department of Entomology; Naturalis Biodiversity Centre; Darwinweg 2; 2333 CR Leiden; Netherlands
Department of Entomology; Faculty of Agriculture; Tarbiat Modares University; Tehran; Iran
Insect Taxonomy Research Department; Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection; Agricultural Research; Education and Extension Organization; P.O. Box 1454; Tehran 19395; Iran
Coleoptera ground beetles Zuphiini Chlaeniini new species Khuzestan Fars identification keys distribution maps new country records

Abstract

Two new species of ground beetle from Iran are described and illustrated. Zuphium seiedyae sp. nov., collected from the Zagros Mountains in the Fars Province, and Chlaenius (Trichochlaenius) shimbarensis sp. nov., found in Khuzestan Province, are presented with detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations. In addition, identification keys and images of all Iranian species are provided. The country record for Chlaenius (T.) gotschii Chaudoir, 1846 is corrected from Iran in Azerbaijan, Chlaenius (T.) albissoni Reitter, 1908 is recorded for the first time from Jordan.

 

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How to Cite

Mofrad, F.E., Muilwijk, J., Talebi, A.A. & Serri, S. (2025) The ground beetle genus Zuphium and subgenus Chlaenius (Trichochlaenius) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Iran, with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5729 (4), 566–580. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.5