An annotated catalogue of the Buprestidae of Iran (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea) Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Volkovitsh, Mark G. Author Bellamy, Charles L. text Zootaxa 2015 3984 1 1 141 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3984.1.1 30f05c9f-072f-440d-8ac5-b07d47a3f387 1175-5326 245157 318FD9EA-E85D-4AEF-8E02-15EE13295F1B Genus JULODIS Eschscholtz, 1829 synonym: Jalodis Eschscholtz 1829. synonym: Phyllis Gistel 1834 . synonym: Saccosoma Motschulsky 1859 . Note. The larvae of Julodinae are soil habitants feeding externally on the roots of different plants. All the records herein refer to adults only. Julodis aeneipes Saunders 1869 : 2 ; Semenov-Tian-Shankij 1906 : 153 ; Radjabi 1968 : 72 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 : 116 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 135 ; Borumand 2002 : 1 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 326 ; Bellamy 2008a : 46 ; Holyński 2014 : 20 . synonym: afghanica Obenberger 1924c : 7. Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Tamarisk ( Tamarix sp., Tamaricaceae ) ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Obenberger 1923a ), Hormozgan, Kerman ( Borumand 2002 ), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Semenov-Tian-Shankij 1906 ; Obenberger 1924c , as afganica ; 1935e, as aeneipes var. sterbai ; Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ; Holyński 2014 ), southern provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Afghanistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ), Pakistan ( Holyński 2014 ). * Julodis amrishi Makhan 2012: 1 . Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Alhagi maurorum (Fabaceae) (Makhan 2012). Distribution within Iran . Markazi (Makhan 2012). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. Most probably a synonym of J. partha Obenberger 1923 (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Julodis andreae ( Olivier) 1790 : 53 ( Buprestis ); Théry 1925 : 79 (variety of onopordi ); Salavatian 1950 : 7 (as onopordi var. xanthographa Faldermann ); Radjabi 1968 : 73 (as onopordi andreae and onopordi sovitzi ), 1974: 39 (as andreae and onopordi algirica ); Bílý 1983a : 31 , 32 (subspecies of onopordi and onopordi sovitzi ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 135 (as andreae ), 136 (as onopordi , onopordi andreae , onopordi sovitzi , onopordi algirica , and sulcata ); Borumand 2002 : 9 (as onopordi algirica ), 10 (as subspecies of onopordi and onopordi sovitzi ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 326 ; Bellamy 2008a : 49 ; Sakenin et al . 2008: 31; Havaskary et al . 2012 : 1 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 233 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 1 , 2 (as andreae andreae and pietzchmanni ). synonym: sovitzii ( Steven) 1830 : 158 ( Buprestis ); Radjabi 1968 : 73; Bílý 1983a : 31 (subspecies of onopordi ); Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of andreae andreae ). synonym: setosa ( Steven) 1830 : 156 ( Buprestis , preoccupied by setosa Thunberg 1787 ). synonym: lineigera Marseul 1865 : 62. synonym: ampliata Marseul 1865 : 66. synonym: stevensii Saunders 1871 : 5 ( nomen novum for setosa Steven 1830 ). synonym: hampei Thomson 1878 : 11. synonym: lineata Kerremans 1886 : xxxvii. synonym: subviolacea Abeille de Perrin 1904: 208 (variety of onopordi ); Kubáň 2006: 51 (available name; lectotype ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 326. synonym: tenuelineata Abeille de Perrin 1904: 208 (variety of onopordi ); Kubáň 2006: 51 (available name; lectotype ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 326. synonym: derasa Abeille de Perrin 1904: 208 (variety of onopordi ); Kubáň 2006: 51 (available name, synonym of andreae andreae ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 326. synonym: costifera Obenberger 1919 : 142 (subspecies of onopordi ); Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of andreae andreae ). misidentification: pietzchmanni : Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 2 (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Acantholimon gulistanum (Plumbaginaceae) (Sakenin et al . 2008). Distribution within Iran . " Armenia Persica " ( types of setosa and sovitzii ) ( Steven 1830 ), "Chaldée persane, Plateau persan, Poucht-é-Kouh, El-Bourz, Louristan", multiple locations ( Théry 1925 ). Alborz ( Radjabi 1974 ), Ardabil, Hormozgan, Ilam, Markazi, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ), East Azarbaijan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Radjabi 1974 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ; Modarres Awal 1997 as onopordi and onopordi andrea ; Borumand 2002 ; Havaskary et al . 2012 ), Golestan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Sakenin et al . 2008), Guilan, Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ; ( Modarres Awal 1997 as onopordi var. algirica and onopordi andrea ), Hamadan ( Radjabi 1968 , as onopordi sovitzi varr. xanthographa , carinulosa ; Modarres Awal 1997 as onopordi sovitzi ), Isfahan ( Bílý 1983a as onopordi sovitzi ; Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ), Khuzestan ( Salavatian 1950 as onopordi var. xanthographa ; Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 , as andreae andreae and pietzchmanni ), Kordestan, West Azarbaijan ( Radjabi 1974 ; Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ; Ghobari et al . 2012 ), Lorestan ( Salavatian 1950 as onopordi var. xanthographa ; Radjabi 1968 , as onopordi sovitzi varr. xanthographa , carinulosa ; Radjabi 1974 ; Modarres Awal 1997 as onopordi var. algirica and onopordi sovitzi ; Borumand 2002 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ), Qazvin ( Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 ), Tehran ( Salavatian 1950 as onopordi var. xanthographa ; Radjabi 1968 , as onopordi sovitzi varr. xanthographa , carinulosa ; Radjabi 1974 ; Modarres Awal 1997 , as andrea , onopordi var. algirica , onopordi andrea , and onopordi sovitzi ; Borumand 2002 as onopordi algirica and scovitzi ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iraq , Syria , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Julodis armeniaca Marseul 1865 : 80 ; Théry 1925 : 79 ; Radjabi, 1974 : 39 (as var. cyrus ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (as var. cyrus ); Borumand 2002 : 1 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 51 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 232 ; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012 : 43 . synonym: orientalis Kerremans 1899 : 272 . synonym: cyrus Obenberger 1923a : 19; Radjabi 1974 : 39; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136; Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of armeniaca ). Distribution within Iran . "Chaldée persane: Aiemabad" ( Théry 1925 ). Bushehr, Golestan ( Borumand 2002 ), East Azarbaijan ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012 ), Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al . 2012 ), Mazandaran ( Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Armenia , Cyprus , Iraq , Syria , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. Records for Algeria and Egypt in Bellamy (2008a) are erroneous. Julodis audouinii Laporte & Gory 1835: 16 ; Théry 1925 : 78 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 52 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 233 . synonym: theryi Abeille de Perrin 1900: 3; Kubáň 2006: (synonym of audouinii ). Biology/Bionomy: Holdhaus 1920 : 50. Distribution within Iran . Kordestan ( Ghobari et al . 2012 ), Lorestan ( Théry 1925 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Julodis balucha Obenberger 1923a : 17 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 52 ; Holyński 2014 : 18 . synonym: semenovi Alexeev in Alexeev et al . 1990 : 63 (subspecies of intricata ); Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of balucha ). Distribution within Iran . Khorasan ( Alexeev et al . 1990 , as intricata semenovi ; Holyński 2014 ), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Obenberger 1923a ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Afghanistan , Pakistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ; Holyński 2014 ). * Julodis cailliaudi ( Latreille) 1827 : 277 ( Buprestis ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 54 ( caillaudi [sic!]); Kubáň in Bílý et al . 2011 : 170 ; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012 : 43 ( caillaudi ). synonym: aethiopica Laporte 1835: 162; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327; Bellamy, 2008a : 54 (synonym of caillaudi [sic!]); Kubáň in Bílý et al . 2011 : 170. Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012 ),?southern Iran ( Jakobson 1913 ; Kubáň in Bílý et al . 2011 ). Distribution outside Iran . ? Algeria , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Chad , Democratic Republic of Congo , Egypt , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Gambia ,? Libya , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Sudan ,? Tunisia (Kubáň in Bílý et al . 2011 ). Note. The occurrence of this species in Iran needs confirmation. Previously it was indicated for Iran by Jakobson (1913) who cited the old publication of Osculati (1844) . Julodis consobrina Kerremans 1914 : 247 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 59 . synonym: hauseri Obenberger 1928b : 65 ; Radjabi 1968 : 72 (subspecies of gotwendensis ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (subspecies of gotwendensis ); Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of consobrina consobrina ). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Obenberger 1928b, as hauseri ), Fars ( Modarres Awal 1997 , as gotwendensis hauseri ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kerremans 1914 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Julodis consobrina gotwendensis Obenberger 1924c : 6 (subspecies of ethema ); Bílý 1983a : 31 ; Borumand 2002 : 2 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 59 ; Sakenin et al . 2008: 32. misidentification: faldermanni eoa : Bílý 1983a : 31 (not Obenberger 1923a ) (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Anchusa officinalis (Boraginaceae) (Sakenin et al . 2008). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr, Hormozgan ( Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), Fars ( Radjabi 1968 : 72; Borumand 2002 ), Kerman, Kermanshah, Sistan & Baluchestan, Tehran ( Borumand 2002 ), Khorasan (Sakenin et al . 2008), Khuzestan ( Obenberger 1924c ; Borumand 2002 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), part of specimens identified as J. c. gotwendensis (Loc. no. 308), J. euphratica beludjistana and J. e. euphratica (both from Loc. no. 304) in Bily (1983a) actually belong to J . consobrina consobrina . The records for Kerman, Kermanshah, Sistan & Baluchestan, Tehran ( Borumand 2002 ), and Khorasan (Sakenin et al . 2008) are most probably misidentifications with different subspecies of J. euphratica . Additionaly, J . pietzehmanni var. deserticoloides Théry 1926 (see below) is a junior synonym of J. c. gotwendensis . According to V. Kubáň, J. c. consobrina is a habitant of clay and stony soils on the hills while J. c. gotwendensis is associated with coastal sandy soils. Julodis cylindrica Théry 1925 : 82 (as cylindricus ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 59 . Distribution within Iran . ?Ilam ("Chaldée persane: Aivan-i-Kerkha, Neima") ( Théry 1925 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. This species is known only from type locality (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Julodis ehrenbergii Laporte 1835: 162 ; Bílý 1983a : 32 ( ehrenbergi , subspecies of onopordi ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 61 . synonym: bohemanni Mannerheim 1837 : 19; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327. Distribution within Iran . Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Albania , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Egypt (Sinai), Greece , Iraq , Macedonia , Syria , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Julodis escalerae Abeille de Perrin 1904: 206; Théry 1925 : 78 ; Radjabi 1968 : 72 ; Bílý 1983a : 31 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Borumand 2002 : 3 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 61 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 1 , 2. synonym: bouvieri Kerremans 1905 : 227 . Distribution within Iran . "Chaldée persane: Neima" ( Théry 1925 ). Golestan, Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Ilam ( Borumand 2002 ),?Kerman ( Bílý 1983a ), Khuzestan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 ), Lorestan ( Bílý 1983a ), Iran (no locality cited) (Abeille de Perrin 1904; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), specimens from Kerman in Bílý (1983a, Loc. no. 347) belong to J . matthiesseni Reitter 1905 (see below); specimens indicated for Khuzestan ( Bílý 1983a, Locs. no. 285 and 286 ) actually originated from Lorestan. Julodis euphratica Laporte & Gory 1835: 18 ; Théry 1925 : 78 (as iris ); Salavatian 1950 : 6 (as euphratica and iris var. euphratica ); Davatchi et al . 1959 : 243 (variety of iris ); Farahbakhsh 1960 : 74 (variety of iris ); Adeli 1972 : 11 (variety of iris ); Radjabi 1968 : 72 , 1976: 128; Bílý 1983a : 32 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 : 57 (variety of iris ), 116 (as euphratica ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (as euphratica , iris and iris var. euphratica ); Faghih 1998 : 184 ; Borumand 2002 : 3 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 61 ; Sakenin et al . 2008: 33; Bílý et al . 2011 : 173 ; Havaskary et al . 2012 : 1 ; Ghobari et al. 2012 : 233 ; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012 : 43 . Host plant(s) within Iran . Pistacia roots ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Adeli 1972 ), (Adult!) Pistacia spp., bark ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ), pistachio, tamarisk ( Tamarix sp., Tamaricaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997 ), Tamarix spp., sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ), Cerasus vulgaris (Rosaceae) (Sakenin et al . 2008). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr, Qazvin ( Bílý 1983a ), Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, Hormozgan, Lorestan, Mazandaran, Qom, Semnan, Sistan & Baluchestan, Yazd, Zanjan ( Borumand 2002 ), East Azarbaijan ( Havaskary et al . 2012 ), Fars ( Salavatian 1950 ; Davatchi et al. 1959 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Radjabi 1976 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012 ), Golestan ( Davatchi et al . 1959 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ), Isfahan ( Salavatian 1950 ; Davatchi et al . 1959 ; Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Adeli 1972 ; Bílý 1983a ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Faghih 1998 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kerman ( Adeli 1972 ; Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), Khorasan ( Salavatian 1950 ; Bílý 1983a ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ; Sakenin et al . 2008), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al . 2012 ), Tehran ( Modarres Awal 1997 , as iris ; Borumand 2002 ), southern provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Afghanistan , Egypt (Sinai), Iraq , Jordan , Kyrgyzstan , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tajikistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , UAE , Uzbekistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ; Bílý et al . 2011 ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), J . euphratica euphratica may occur only in the westernmost lowlands of Iran (Ilam, Khuzestan, northern Bushehr, western Lorestan); this subspecies is distributed in Arabian Peninsula and lowland Iraq ( Bílý et al . 2011 ). * Julodis euphratica beludjistana Obenberger 1924b : 6 ; Radjabi 1968 : 72 ; Bílý 1983a : 32 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Borumand 2002 : 5 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 62 ; Hadian et al . 2012 : 2 ; Holyński 2014 : 32 (subspecies of whitehilli Gray 1832). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Radjabi 1968 ; Bílý 1983a ), Hormozgan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), Isfahan, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Qazvin, Qom ( Borumand 2002 ), Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Bílý 1983a ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Semnan ( Hadian et al . 2012 ). Distribution outside Iran . Pakistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ). Note. Probably misidentification, this subspecies known only from Pakistan . According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), all records in Bílý (1983a) refer to J. e. scenica Kerremans 1905 , record for Semnan ( Hadian et al . 2012 ) and records for western, northern and central Iran most probably refer to J. e. karelinii Mannerheim 1837 . Julodis euphratica bushirensis Obenberger 1928b : 66 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 62 . Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Obenberger 1928b ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Julodis euphratica karelinii Mannerheim 1837 : 123 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 62 . Distribution within Iran . Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), the records for J. euphratica beludjistana Obenberger 1924 from western, northern and central Iran most probably refer to this subspecies. * Julodis euphratica nusskina Obenberger 1924c : 6 (subspecies of euphratica ); Radjabi 1968 : 72 ; Bílý 1983a : 32 (synonym of euphratica beludjistana ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (variety of euphratica ); Borumand 2002 : 5 (synonym of euphratica beludjistana ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 (subspecies of euphratica ); Bellamy 2008a : 62 (subspecies of euphratica ); Holyński 2014 : 32 (synonym of whitehilli beludjistana Obenberger 1924 ). Distribution within Iran . See under J. euphratica beludjistana ). Distribution outside Iran . Pakistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. J. nusskina sensu Bílý 1983a (not Obenberger 1924c ) (synonym of euphratica beludjistana sensu Bílý 1983a , not Obenberger 1924c ) corresponds to J. euphratica scenica (V. Kubáň, personal communcation). This subspecies is known only from Afghanistan and Pakistan . Julodis euphratica scenica Kerremans 1905 : 231 ; Bílý 1983a : 32 (as klapaleki and euphratica beludjistana ); Borumand, 2002 : 7 (as klapaleki ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 62 . synonym: ormarensis Obenberger 1924c : 10; Salavatian 1950 : 6; Radjabi 1968 : 73; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 45 (new assignment), 327; Holyński 2014 : 30 (subspecies of whitehilli Gray 1832). Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Ononis (Fabaceae) ( Salavatian 1950 ; Modarres Awal 1997 , as ormarensis ). Distribution within Iran . Kerman (as ormarensis ) ( Salavatian 1950 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Sistan & Baluchestan (as klapaleki ) ( Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), (as ormarensis ) ( Salavatian 1950 ; Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kerremans 1905 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a : 62). Distribution outside Iran . Pakistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy, 2008a ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), the records for J. euphratica beludjistana Obenberger 1924 from South-East Iran refer to this subspecies. Julodis faldermanni Mannerheim 1837 : 14 ; Bílý 1983a : 31 (as variolaris variolaris ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Sakenin et al . 2000 : 301 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 327 ; Bellamy 2008a : 62 . misidentification: variolaris variolaris : Bílý 1983a : 31 (part.) (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Zygophyllum sp. ( Zygophyllaceae ) ( Sakenin et al . 2000 ). Distribution within Iran . Fars ( Modarres Awal 1997 ), Semnan ( Sakenin et al . 2000 ), West Azarbaijan ( Bílý 1983a, as variolaris variolaris ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ). Distribution outside Iran . Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. The records for Fars and Semnan in Modarres Awal (1997) and Sakenin et al . (2000) , and Iraq in Bellamy (2008a) are most probably based on misidentifications. Julodis intricata Redtenbacher 1843 : 982 ; Théry 1925 : 78 ; Radjabi 1974 : 39 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Borumand 2002 : 7 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 69 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 233 . synonym: ruginota Marseul 1865 : 54 . synonym: cupreocoelata Marseul 1865 : 53. synonym: rugosa Thomson 1878 : 9 (preoccupied by rugosa Laporte & Gory 1835); Kubáň 2006: 45 (new assignment). synonym: thomsoni Kerremans 1892 : 23 ( nomen novum for rugosa Thomson 1878 ). Distribution within Iran . Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1974 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al . 2012 ), Lorestan ("Tchéar-Dooul") ( Théry 1925 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq , Israel , Syria , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Julodis laevicostata Gory 1840 : 16 ; Théry 1925 : 79 ; Salavatian 1950 : 7 ; Radjabi 1968 : 72 , 1976: 128; Bílý 1983a : 32 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Borumand 2002 : 8 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 70 ; Ghobari et al . 2012 : 233 . Distribution within Iran . "Azerbedjan: Massif du Sahend; Elbourz: Haute Valée de Charoud" ( Théry 1925 ). Bushehr, Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, East Azarbaijan, Isfahan, Kerman, Kordestan, Semnan, West Azarbaijan ( Borumand 2002 ), Fars ( Radjabi 1976 ; Borumand 2002 ), Khorasan, Lorestan ( Salavatian 1950 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983a ), Tehran ( Salavatian 1950 ; Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), generally distributed ( Radjabi 1968 , Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq , Turkmenistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). * Julodis longicollis Abeille de Perrin 1904: 207 (variety of onopordi ). Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 (species incertae sedis; distribution unknown); Bellamy 2008a : 71 . Distribution within Iran . Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. The occurrence of this poorly known species in Iran needs confirmation. Julodis matthiesseni Reitter 1905 : 204 ; Théry 1925 : 78 ; Radjabi 1974 : 39 ; Borumand 2002 : 9 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 72 . misidentification: escalerae : Bílý 1983a : 31 (not Abeille de Perrin 1904, part.) (see above) (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Distribution within Iran . "Chaldée persane: Kerkha au Kébir Kouh" ( Théry 1925 ). Bushehr, Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kerman ( Radjabi 1974 ; Bílý 1983a , as escalerae ; Borumand 2002 ), central Iran ( Reitter 1905 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication), records for Bushehr and Kermanshah in Radjabi (1974) and Borumand (2002) are most probably misidentifications of J. punctatocostata Gory 1840 (Bushehr) and J. laevicostata Gory 1840 (Kermanshah) . Julodis partha Obenberger 1923a : 23 (subspecies of onopordi ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 75 . synonym: straussi Pochon 1967 : 205 ; Radjabi 1974 : 39; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136; Borumand 2002 : 12; Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of partha ). Distribution within Iran . East Azarbaijan, Kordestan ( Radjabi 1974 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 , as J. straussi Pochon 1967 ), Lorestan ( Pochon 1967, as straussi ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Obenberger 1923a ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Julodis pietzchmanni Kerremans 1914 : 249 ; Radjabi 1974 : 39 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Faghih 1998 : 184 ; Borumand 2002 : 3 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 76 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 1 , 3 (as aeneipes ). synonym: deserticoloides Théry 1926: 39 (variety of pietzehmanni ); Radjabi 1974 : 39 , 1976: 128; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 ; Borumand 2002 : 3 . misidentification: aeneipes : Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 3 (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Radjabi 1974 ; Borumand 2002 , as J. deserticoloides ), Fars ( Radjabi 1974 , 1976 ; Modarres Awal 1997 , Borumand 2002 , as J. deserticoloides ), Isfahan ( Faghih 1998 as J. deserticoloides ), Khuzestan ( Radjabi 1974 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 , as J. deserticoloides ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : as aeneipes ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication) J. pietzehmanni var. deserticoloides is a junior synonym of J. consobrina gotwendensis . It is possible that all records of J. pietzchmanni from Iran refer to the latter (Bushehr, Khuzestan, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Isfahan) and J. aeneipes ( Fars ) . Julodis proxima Gory 1840 : 12 ; Théry 1925 : 83 (variety of iris ); Radjabi 1968 : 73 , 1976: 128 (subspecies of euphratica ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (as euphratica proxima and proxima ); Borumand 2002 : 6 (subspecies of euphratica ); Kubáň 2006: 43 (full species); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 77 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 1 , 3 (as euphratica ); Holyński 2014 : 23 (subspecies of whitehilli Gray 1832). synonym: beesoni Obenberger 1934e : 186; Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of proxima ). misidentification: euphratica : Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 3 (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Distribution within Iran . Fars ( Radjabi 1968 , 1976 ; Modarres Awal 1997 , as euphratica proxima ), Hormozgan, Ilam, Sistan & Baluchestan, Tehran ( Borumand 2002 ),?Ilam ("Chaldée persane: Dehleroum") ( Théry 1925; loc. no. 8 ), Khuzestan ( Radjabi & Gigli 2012, as euphratica ), generally distributed except Caspian Sea area ( Modarres Awal 1997 , as proxima ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication) most records for J. iris (except for loc. no. 8) in Théry (1925) refer to J. euphratica bushirensis Obenberger 1928 and J. euphratica karelinii Mannerheim 1837 ; the records for Fars , "generally distributed except Caspian Sea area" in Radjabi (1968) and Modarres Awal (1997) , and Hormozgan, Ilam, Sistan & Baluchestan, Tehran in Borumand (2002) are most probably misidentifications, this rare species occurs only in Western Iran . Julodis punctatocostata Gory 1840 : 17 ; Kubáň 2006: 43 (full species); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 78 . synonym: quadricostata Marseul 1865 : 71; Kubáň 2006: 47 (synonym of punctatocostata ). Distribution within Iran . Iran (no locality cited) ( Gory 1840 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Julodis punctatocostata ramifera Marseul 1865 : 69 ; Radjabi 1968 : 73 (subspecies of laevicostata ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (subspecies of laevicostata ); Kubáň 2006: 43 (subspecies of punctatocostata ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 328 ; Bellamy 2008a : 78 . Distribution within Iran . East Azarbaijan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication) J. p. punctatocostata (Western Fars ) and J. p. ramifera ("Persepolis") are known from Fars ; the record for East Azarbaijan in Radjabi (1968) and Modarres Awal (1997) refer to J. laevicostata Gory 1840 . Julodis speculifer Laporte 1835: 160 ; Bílý 1983a : 31 (as speculifera ), Radjabi 1968 : 73 (as speculifera ); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (as speculifera ); Borumand 2002 : 11 (as speculifera ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 79 . Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Radjabi 1968 ; Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 ), Fars ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Hormozgan, Khuzestan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Ilam, Kermanshah ( Borumand 2002 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq ( s. speculifer ), Jordan , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia ( s. disconae Théry, 1936a ) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ). Julodis speculifer monstrosa Abeille de Perrin 1904: 206; Radjabi 1968 : 73 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 80 ; Radjabi & Gigli 2012 : 1 , 2. synonym: iranica Obenberger 1923a : 17 . Distribution within Iran . "Gotvend" (Abeille de Perrin 1904). Bushehr ( Obenberger 1923a, as iranica ), Ilam, Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1968 ), Khuzestan ( Radjabi & Gigli 2012 ); Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. Note. The records for Egypt , Israel , Syria , and Turkey in Bellamy (2008a) are dubious. * Julodis syriaca ( Olivier) 1790 : no 32: 87 ( Buprestis ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 81 . synonym: philistina Obenberger 1934e : 187 . Distribution outside Iran . Egypt , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). * Julodis syriaca distincta Gory 1840 : 11 ; Théry 1925 : 78 (variety of speculifera ); Salavatian 1950 : 70 (species); Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (species); Kubáň 2006: 43 (subspecies of syriaca ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 81 . synonym: loeffleri Mandl & Pochon 1957: 323. Distribution within Iran . "Chaldée persane: locs. no. 4, 5, 8, 9; Poucht-é-Kouh: loc. no. 24" ( Théry 1925 ). Kermanshah, Khuzestan ( Salavatian 1950 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ). Distribution outside Iran . Iraq , Syria ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. The records for Iran need confirmation. Julodis variolaris ( Pallas) 1771 : 464 ( Buprestis ); Farahbakhsh 1960 : 75 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 : 68 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 137 ; Borumand 2002 : 12 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 82 ; Makhan et al . 2012: 1; Holyński 2014 : 34 . synonym: kirghisica Marseul 1865 : 47 (variety of variolaris ). synonym: oberthuri Kerremans 1898a : 134; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 44 (new assignment); Holyński 2014 : 23 (subspecies of whitehilli Gray 1832). synonym: seminata Abeille de Perrin 1904: 211. synonym: amurensis Abeille de Perrin 1904: 211. Host plant(s) within Iran . Larvae attack roots Pistachio ( Pistacia , Anacardiaceae ), lucerne ( Medicago ), Alhagi (Fabaceae) ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Pistacia spp., bark ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ), Alhagi maurorum (Fabaceae) (Makhan et al . 2012). Distribution within Iran . Fars , Isfahan ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Khorasan ( Bílý 1983a ; Borumand 2002 , as subspecies freygessneri Meyer-Darcis 1883 ), Kerman,?West Azarbaijan ( Bílý 1983a ), Semnan (Makhan et al . 2012), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , China , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Russia , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. Specimens of J. variolaris variolaris from West Azarbaijan (Loc. no. 267) in Bílý (1983a) belong to J. faldermanni (see above) (V. Kubáň, personal communication). Julodis variolaris brendelli Holyński 1984 : 524 (subspecies of variolaris ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 83 . Distribution within Iran . Fars ( Holyński 1984 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a : 83). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded. * Julodis variolaris eoa Obenberger 1923a : 15 ; Salavatian 1950 : 7 ; Radjabi 1968 : 72 ; Bílý 1983a : 31 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 136 (as species); Borumand 2002 : 7 (subspecies of faldermanni ); Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 (subspecies of variolaris ); Bellamy 2008a : 83 ; Holyński 2014 : 34 . Host plant(s) within Iran . (Adult!) Milk vetch ( Astragalus sp., Fabaceae ) ( Salavatian 1950 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ). Distribution within Iran . Bushehr ( Bílý 1983a ), Golestan, Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Radjabi 1968 ; Bílý 1983a ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Hormozgan, Khorasan, Mazandaran, Semnan ( Borumand 2002 ), Tehran ( Salavatian 1950 ; Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ; Borumand 2002 ), Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1968 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), southeastern Iran ( Holyński 2014 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Afghanistan , Pakistan ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication) J. variolaris eoa in Bílý (1983a, Loc. no. 308) actually belongs to J. consobrina gotwendensis . Occurrence of this subspecies in Iran needs confirmation. * Julodis variolaris freygessneri Meyer-Darcis 1883 : xxxix; Farahbakhsh 1960 : 75 ; Abai & Adeli 1984 : 68 ; Modarres Awal 1997 : 137 ; Borumand 2002 : 12 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 83 . Immatures: Bílý 1983b : 65 . synonym: undulata Heyden 1883: 107 . Host plant(s) within Iran . Pistachio roots ( Pistacia sp., Anacardiaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), bark (Adult!) ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ). Distribution within Iran . Khorasan ( Borumand 2002 ), Markazi, central provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984 ), northern provinces ( Farahbakhsh 1960 ; Modarres Awal 1997 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . Afghanistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ( Bellamy 2008a ). Note. According to V. Kubáň (personal communication) all records for different subspecies of J. variolaris with the exception J. v. brendelli Holyński from Fars and J. v. eoa Obenberger from Sistan & Baluchestan refer to J. v. variolaris . Julodis zablodskii Motschulsky 1844 : 33 ; Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 : 329 ; Bellamy 2008a : 85 . Distribution within Iran . Golestan ( Motschulsky 1844 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( Kubáň & Volkovitsh 2006 ; Bellamy 2008a ). Distribution outside Iran . None recorded.