New records of Glaphyridae (Col., Scarabaeoidea) from Iran

Abstract

New locality data are given for eight species of Geotrupidae and 65 species and sub-species of Scarabaeidae dung beetles from Iran. The species Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) anatolicus Petrovitz, 1962, and Onitis alexis ssp. septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942, are recorded for the first time from Iran.

Keywords

• geotrupini
• bolbelasmini
• lethrini
• coprini
• onitini
• sisyphini
• oniticellini
• onthophagini
• gymnopleurini
• iran