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Issue: Vol. 5785 No. 3: 31 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.7
Page range: 544-556
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The comb-clawed beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) of Iraq: checklist, new records and a new species

Nepasické náměstí 796; CZ-19014 Prague 9—Klánovice; Czech Republic
University of Sulaimani; College of Science; Department of Biology; Sulaymaniyah; Kurdistan Region; Iraq; Mendel University in Brno; Department of Forest Ecology; Zemědělská 3; CZ- 613 00 Brno; Czech Republic
Mendel University in Brno; Department of Forest Ecology; Zemědělská 3; CZ- 613 00 Brno; Czech Republic
Coleoptera Taxonomy Alleculini Magdanalia Mycetocharina Prionychus Mycetochara Oculochara Iraqi Kurdistan checklist

Abstract

A new species of the family Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera), subfamily Alleculinae, subtribe Alleculina Laporte, 1840—Mycetocharina (Mycetocharina) hazarmerdica Novák sp. nov. from Iraqi Kurdistan is described and illustrated, including male genitalia. and compared with habitually similar species Mycetocharina (Mycetocharina) kabateki Novák, 2006. The species Magdanalia iranica (Novák, 2007), Mycetocharina (M.) kabateki Novák, 2006, Prionychus cisteloides Seidlitz, 1896 and Mycetochara (Oculochara) mardinica (Novák, 2022) are reported for the first time from the territory of Iraq. The current list of species and genera of comb-clawed beetles (subfamily Alleculinae) from Iraq is presented.

 

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How to Cite

Novák, V., Khudhur, F.A. & Purchart, L. (2026) The comb-clawed beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) of Iraq: checklist, new records and a new species. Zootaxa, 5785 (3), 544–556. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.7