Checklist of the Iranian Ground Beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae) Author Azadbakhsh, Saeed Author Nozari, Jamasb text Zootaxa 2015 4024 1 1 108 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4024.1.1 7dacb70c-69c1-45a2-9043-fd4901409a92 1175-5326 240494 14CBD329-5F2B-4B9E-9BBE-33993151C281 Genus Ophonus Dejean, 1821 Subgenus Ophonus Dejean, 1821 Ophonus ( Ophonus ) diffinis (Dejean, 1829) Citations: 5 km East of Maku, 1140 m (Prov. of East Azarbaijan; Wrase, 2005 ). Ophonus ( Ophonus ) heinzi Wrase, 1991 Citations: Without exact locality ( Kataev & Wrase, 2003 ). Ophonus ( Ophonus ) laticollis Mannerheim, 1825 Citations: Samin & Sakenin (2014) cited the species from Nowshahr (Prov. of Mazandaran) but this record is dubious as in last Palearctic catalogue ( Löbl & Smetana, 2003 ). Ophonus ( Ophonus ) sabulicola (Panzer, 1796) Citations: Distributed in north of Iran the caspian region. Miankouh (Prov. of Gilan; Salari et al. , 2013 ); Gorgan env. (Prov. of Golestan; Afshari & Khormali, 2014 ). Subgenus Hesperophonus Antoine, 1959 Ophonus ( Hesperophonus ) azureus (Fabricius, 1775) Citations: Province Mazandaran ( Chaudoir, 1842 ); Tschamestan (Prov. of Mazandaran; Jedlička, 1961 ). Ophonus ( Hesperophonus ) convexicollis Ménétriés, 1832 Studied material: (ZMTU): Shiraz, 2010 (Prov. of Fars ), Baladeh, 2010 (Prov. of Mazandaran), Jamal Abad (Prov. of Qazvin) and Quemsar, 2012 (Prov. of Esfahan). Citations: Without exact locality (Sciaky, 1987); Without exact locality ( Kataev & Wrase, 2003 ). Ophonus ( Hesperophonus ) cribricollis (Dejean, 1829) Citations: Farsistan region (prov. of Fars ; Redtenfoacher, 1848 ); Province East Azarbaijan ( Wrase, 2005 ). Ophonus ( Hesperophonus ) rebellus (Schauberger, 1926) Studied material: Kermanshah C. 2014 (Prov. of Kermanshah); (ZMTU): Karaj, Uni of Agriculture and Baraghan, River (Prov. of Elburz), Kolyak; 40km S Tavir; Kolijak and Firooz Kola (Prov. of Mazandaran), Ghole, Sabz, NW Shahr-e Kord, 2240 m (Prov. of Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari). Citations: Distributed mostly in Center like Tehran and Esfahan and west parts of Iran . Astrabad (Prov. of Golestan; Kataev, 2001 ); Ayuriq Village (Prov. of Ardabil; Atamehr, 2013 ); Gorgan env. (Prov. of Golestan; Afshari & Khormali, 2014 ). Ophonus ( Hesperophonus ) similis (Dejean, 1829) Citations: Provinces Azarbaygan-e Garbi, Gilan and Khuzestan ( Wrase, 2005 ). Ophonus ( Hesperophonus ) subquadratus (Dejean, 1829) Citations: Farsistan region (prov. of Fars ; Redtenfoacher, 1848 ); Province Fars ( Wrase, 2005 ); Rostam abad (Prov. of Gilan; Salari et al. , 2013 ). Subgenus Macrophonus Tschitschérine, 1901 Ophonus ( Macrophonus ) oblongus (Schaum, 1858) Citations : Without exact locality ( Kataev & Wrase, 2003 ). Subgenus Metophonus Bedel, 1897 Ophonus ( Metophonus ) austrocaspicus Kataev & Belousov, 2001 Studied material: (ZMTU): Kolijak, 1600-1850 m (Prov. of Mazandaran). Citations: Rasht, 650 m (Prov. of Gilan; Kataev, 2001 ); Chorteh (Prov. of Mazandaran; Kataev, 2001 ); Kopet- Dagh, Siaret, 1160 m (Prov. of Golestan; Kataev, 2001 ); Gorgan env. (Prov. of Golestan; Wrase, 2005 ); Rudbar env. (Prov. of Gilan; Wrase, 2005 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) cordatus (Duftschmid, 1812) Citations: Without exact locality ( Kataev & Wrase, 2003 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) davatchii (Morvan, 1981) Studied material: (ZMTU): Takir; 15 km east of Baladeh, Valashid and 10 km West of Pol-e Sefid, 870 m (Prov. of Mazandaran). Citations: Damavand Mt. Gosfand Sara (Prov. of Tehran; Morvan, 1981); Takir and 15 km east of Baladeh, 5 km West of Mesen, 10 km West of Pol-e Sefid (Prov. of Mazandaran; Morvan, 1981). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) hittita Sciaky, 1987 Citations : Province Hamadan ( Wrase, 2005 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) israelita Brulerie, 1876 Citations: Provinces Azarbaigan-e Bakhtari and Hamadan ( Wrase, 2005 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) melletii hyrcanus Kataev, 2001 Citations: Gorgan, Astrabad (Prov. of Golestan; Afshari & Khormali, 2014 ; Kataev, 2001 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) puncticeps Stephens, 1828 Citations: Without exact locality ( Kataev & Wrase, 2003 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) rufibarbis (Fabricius, 1792) Studied material: (ZMTU): Takir, 2010 (Prov. of Mazandaran) Citations: Without exact locality ( Kataev & Wrase, 2003 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) scharifi (Morvan, 1977) = abalisensis (Morvan, 1977) Citations: Ab-Ali Village, 2800 m (Prov. of Tehran; Morvan, 1977); Shahrak, 1800 m (Prov. of Gazvin; Morvan, 1977); Elburz Mts. R (Morvan, 1977). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) sciakyi Wrase, 1990 Studied material: (ZMTU): Kolyak and Tavir (Prov. of Mazandaran). Citations: Astrabad (Prov. of Mazandaran; Wrase, 1990 ); Without exact locality ( Kataev, 2001 ). Ophonus ( Metophonus ) veluchianus (J.Müller, 1931) Citations : Province West Azarbaijan ( Wrase, 2005 ).