Review of the tribe Chilocorini Mulsant from Iran (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Amir Biranvand; Wioletta Tomaszewska; Wenjing Li; Vincent Nicolas; Jahanshir Shakarami; Lida Fekrat; Shahram Hesami

doi:10.3897/zookeys.712.20419

Review of the tribe Chilocorini Mulsant from Iran (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Zookeys. 2017 Oct 31:(712):43-68. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.712.20419. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Amir Biranvand¹, Wioletta Tomaszewska², Wenjing Li³, Vincent Nicolas⁴, Jahanshir Shakarami⁵, Lida Fekrat⁶, Shahram Hesami⁷

Affiliations

¹ Young Researchers and Elite Club, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, Iran.
² Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland.
³ Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China.
⁴ 27 Glane, 87200 Saint-Junien, France.
⁵ Plant Protection Department, Lorestan University, Agricultural faculty, Khorramabad, Iran.
⁶ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
⁷ Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

Abstract

The Iranian checklist of the tribe Chilocorini Mulsant, 1846 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is updated. In total, 13 species belonging to four genera (Brumoides Chapin, 1965, Chilocorus Leach, 1815, Exochomus Redtenbacher, 1843, and Parexochomus Barovsky, 1922) are listed from Iran. An identification key to all genera and species currently known from Iran is presented along with illustrations of adult specimens and male genitalia.

Keywords: Chilocorini; Coccinelloidea; Iran; checklist; review.