Morphological and molecular identification of the Iranian bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) Author Amini, Sudabe 0000-0002-7475-3764 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Sudabe. amini @ ut. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7475 - 3764 & Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy. massimo. faccoli @ unipd. it; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9355 - 0516 udabe.amini@ut.ac.ir Author Nozari, Jamasb 0000-0002-7475-3764 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Sudabe. amini @ ut. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7475 - 3764 & Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA. udabe.amini@ut.ac.ir Author Martinez, Isabel 0000-0002-9355-0516 Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy. massimo. faccoli @ unipd. it; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9355 - 0516 massimo.faccoli@unipd.it Author Hosseini, Reza Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences-University of Guilan-Rasht-Iran. Author Faccoli, Massimo 0000-0002-9355-0516 Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy. massimo. faccoli @ unipd. it; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9355 - 0516 massimo.faccoli@unipd.it text Zootaxa 2020 2020-09-16 4852 3 251 284 journal article 8399 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.3.1 b95b73bc-36da-4439-bf59-4e360bbc19b7 1175-5326 4409855 FA0090B4-7FB5-4622-AA10-6A280478ACCC Tribe Dryocoetini Dryocoetini is represented by three genera: Dryocoetes , Taphrorychus , and Thamnurgus ( Table 1 ). Key to genera 1. Pronotal disc with uniform oval or oblong punctation. Pronotum anterior margin not tuberculate, notched or with granular scales. Antennal funicle with 5- or rarely 4- segments. Declivity highly depressed in males, more weakly in females. Body 1.3−3.3 mm long and with long protruding clear hairs..............................................… Thamnurgus - Pronotal disc with circular punctation, or uniformly grainy, only pronotum anterior margin with tuberculate or squamous and posteriorly moderately granulate or smooth. Antennal funicle with five segments…................................. 2 2. Anterior edge of pronotum smooth. Pronotum uniformly grainy, not punctate, with a slightly attenuated sculpture. Declivity with deep grooves. Antennal club rounded, truncated, with sutures only visible on the external side. Male frons rarely with hair, in the females with dense pubescense. 2.2−3.2 mm …................................................. Dryocoetes - Anterior edge of the pronotum tuberculate. Pronotum anterior serrated or granulated, while in posterior only punctate or smooth. Declivity flat or slightly rounded, never hollow. Antennal club flat, spatulate, with curved sutures visible on both sides. Male frons with short hairs, in the female with extremely long and dense pubescence. 1.2−2.5 mm .…............. Taphrorychus