Contribution to the knowledge of the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) fauna of Kurdistan Province of Iran. Part 1. Subfamilies Julodinae, Polycestinae and Chrysochroinae

Abstract

60 species of jewel-beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) belonging to three subfamilies (Julodinae, Polycestinae and Chrysochroinae) were collected in Kurdistan Province of Iran during 2009–2011. Of these 7 species from 6 genera are new for Iranian fauna and 41 species from 9 genera are new for Kurdistan Province.

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Buprestidae
• Iran
• Kurdistan
• fauna
• new records