identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
F3255159D327C164DAE9FCB630BBFB8B.text	F3255159D327C164DAE9FCB630BBFB8B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Boveycantharis funesta (Faldermann 1835) Faldermann 1835	<div><p>Boveycantharis funesta (Faldermann, 1835)</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Gemminger &amp; Harold 1869 [Persia occ.]). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Not recent data for Iran available.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D327C164DAE9FCB630BBFB8B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D327C164DAE9FB553196FA4E.text	F3255159D327C164DAE9FB553196FA4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Boveycantharis rufimana (Ménétriés 1832) Menetries 1832	<div><p>Boveycantharis rufimana (Ménétriés, 1832)</p><p>salsolaephaga Faldermann, 1839 ( Cantharis) nomen nudum.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. West Azarbaijan: Khoy, 38°33'N 44°57'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern parts of European Russia, Turkey (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev 2011; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D327C164DAE9FB553196FA4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D327C164DAE9F9D132E7F823.text	F3255159D327C164DAE9F9D132E7F823.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) annularis Menetries 1836	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) annularis Ménétriés, 1836</p><p>bisbigemina Pic, 1917; gredosensis Pic, 1918; illyricus Mulsant, 1861 ( Telephorus); immaculithorax Pic, 1900; insignaticollis Pic, 1900; longitarsis Pandellé, 1867 ( Telephorus); nigrolabrus Pic, 1915; oculata Gebler, 1817; pueli Pic, 1913; pupillata Frivaldszky in Ménétriés, 1840 nomen nudum [the correct year of description of this species is 1840 not 1839 as in Delkeskamp (1977) and Cantharis pupillata appears also as nomen nudum in Frivaldszky, 1845, see Bálint &amp; Abadjiev 2006]; quadrinotatithorax Pic, 1914; simoni Pic, 1922; subgeminus Rey, 1891 ( Telephorus); trinotatithorax Pic, 1914.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Kordestan: 20 km S of Divandarreh, 1,300 m (Švihla 1999). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Yildirim et al. 2011; Fanti 2014; Koçak &amp; Kermal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Central and Southern parts of Europe and European Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkey, Ukraine, West and East Siberia (Kazantsev 2011; Yildirim et al. 2011), Israel (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D327C164DAE9F9D132E7F823	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D326C165DAE9FF5436A9FE4C.text	F3255159D326C165DAE9FF5436A9FE4C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) brevipennis Faldermann 1835	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) brevipennis Faldermann, 1835</p><p>akbesiana Pic, 1906; brachyptera Holdhaus, 1920.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Gemminger &amp; Harold 1869 [Persia occ.]; Hicker 1925 [Persia]; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D326C165DAE9FF5436A9FE4C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D326C165DAE9FE193356FCCA.text	F3255159D326C165DAE9FE193356FCCA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) cedricola Wittmer 1971	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) cedricola Wittmer, 1971</p><p>cyprogenia Švihla, 1983.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Distribution outside Iran. Cyprus, Syria, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007), Israel (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. A range extension to Iran of this Near East species requires confirmation because of the lack of detailed records.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D326C165DAE9FE193356FCCA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D326C165DAE9FC96372CFB87.text	F3255159D326C165DAE9FC96372CFB87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) ciliciensis Bourgeois 1900	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) ciliciensis Bourgeois, 1900</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1971), Assalem between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972). Mazandaran: Kelardasht (Švihla 1999), Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Tehran: Damavand, Abgarm (Wittmer 1971, 1972 [2,100-2,400 m]), Tehran (Wittmer 1971). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan, Turkey (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev 2011; Yildirim et al. 2011).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D326C165DAE9FC96372CFB87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D326C165DAE9FB51374DFA4A.text	F3255159D326C165DAE9FB51374DFA4A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) forticornis Heyden 1885	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) forticornis Heyden, 1885</p><p>andischanensis Pic, 1914; arisi Pic, 1906; nigropubescens Barovskij, 1926.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Kordkoy, Gorji-mahalleh (Ghahari et al. 2015a). Razavi Khorasan: Sabzevar, 36°12'N 57°35'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Samin et al. 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D326C165DAE9FB51374DFA4A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D326C165DAE9FA1733F9F94C.text	F3255159D326C165DAE9FA1733F9F94C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) iranica Wittmer 1975	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) iranica Wittmer, 1975</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Fars: Shiraz, Dascht-Arjan (Wittmer 1975). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D326C165DAE9FA1733F9F94C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D326C165DAE9F91933F9F8B1.text	F3255159D326C165DAE9F91933F9F8B1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) kafkai Svihla 1999	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) kafkai Švihla, 1999</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015), Chalus-Karaj, Marzan Abad, 3,000 m (Švihla 1999). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D326C165DAE9F91933F9F8B1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D321C162DAE9FF54373DFCED.text	F3255159D321C162DAE9FF54373DFCED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758</p><p>andersoni Frost, 1922; bicolorata Ragusa, 1894; canescens Schaller, 1783; dispar Fabricius, 1792; dispar Paykull, 1798; distinguendus Gautier des Cottes, 1872 ( Telephorus); eremita Rosenhauer, 1856; femoralis Baudi di Selve, 1872; ferdinandi Pic, 1909; flavus De Geer, 1774 ( Telephorus); fusca Scopoli, 1763; hungarica Csiki, 1903; inscapularis Pic, 1909; latescapularis Pic, 1953; luteiceps Schilsky, 1888; media Gmelin, 1790; mendax Rey, 1891 ( Telephorus); menetriesii Faldermann, 1839; minutehumeralis Pic, 1953; mostarensis Pic, 1926; nigrifrons Stephens, 1835 (Telephorus) [ Telephorus nigrifrons Stephens, 1833 nomen nudum; the correct description date is 1835, because in the article of 1833 this species appears only as nomen nudum: Stephens 1833: column 45, 1832-1835: 415]; nigripennis Schilsky, 1888; nigripes Schilsky, 1889; nudipennis Reitter, 1911; opacus O. F. Müller, 1776 ( Thelephorus sic!); paganosa Pic, 1942; predispar Pic, 1942; rufescens Trella, 1925; ruficeps Reitter, 1911; rufipes Herbst, 1784; scapularis L. Redtenbacher, 1858; sicula Bourgeois, 1893; subrufipes Bauer, 1914; sulcicornis Reitter, 1911; unicoloriceps Kaszab, 1955; varrendorffi Reitter, 1904.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan: Arasbaran (Ghahari et al. 2012). Golestan: Nokandeh, Gonbad (Ghahari et al. 2012). Hamadan (Islami &amp; Nikbakhtzadeh 2009). Tehran: Khojeer and Sorkhe-Hesar National Parks (Ezzoddinloo &amp; Mohammadian 2012). West Azarbaijan: Oshnavieh, 37°03'N 45°05'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Europe, Israel, Morocco, Turkey, West Siberia (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011).</p><p>Remarks. Introduced in North America (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Fanti 2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D321C162DAE9FF54373DFCED	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D321C162DAE9FCB830D1FBAE.text	F3255159D321C162DAE9FCB830D1FBAE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) marginiventris subsp. funebris (Marseul 1864) Marseul 1864	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) marginiventris funebris (Marseul, 1864)</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Lorestan (Švihla 1999). Tehran: Elborz Mts. (Švihla 1999). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Turkey (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Transitional forms between the two subspecies (funebris and marginiventris) are present both in Turkey (Hakkari province) and Iran (Kermanshah).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D321C162DAE9FCB830D1FBAE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D321C162DAE9FB7A32E7FA25.text	F3255159D321C162DAE9FB7A32E7FA25.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) marginiventris subsp. marginiventris (Reiche & Saulcy 1857) Reiche & Saulcy 1857	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) marginiventris marginiventris (Reiche &amp; Saulcy, 1857)</p><p>bloudana Pic, 1915; insignatithorax Pic, 1937; postarcuatus Pic, 1937.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Kermanshah: 80 km SE of Kermanschah, Buchan, 1,900-2,100 m (Švihla 1999). Lorestan (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Mazandaran: Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Generic records: W Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D321C162DAE9FB7A32E7FA25	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D321C163DAE9F9F032F6FE1D.text	F3255159D321C163DAE9F9F032F6FE1D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspis (Chevrolat 1854) Chevrolat 1854	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspis (Chevrolat, 1854)</p><p>Cantharis atrofoveolatus Pic, 1918: 22 . Locus typicus: “Perse” (coll. Pic). [synonymized by Wittmer 1971: 231].</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Alborz: Karadj (Wittmer 1967). Golestan: Golae Lovae, Dashtnazir, 750- 1,400 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972), Gorgan (Wittmer 1967). Guilan: Lenkoran, Caspian Sea (Wittmer 1971, 1972), Assalem, 80 km NW of Bandar-Anzali (Wittmer 1967), Assalem, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972), Rood-bar-Gazvin, 900- 1,500 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972). Kerman: Kuh-e Lalezar (Švihla 1999). Khorasan (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Lorestan (Wittmer 1971, 1972). Mazandaran: Alamdeh, 500-900 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972), Chalus (Wittmer 1967, 1971, 1972), Kalardacht (Wittmer 1967; Švihla 1999). North Khorasan: Bojnourd (Wittmer 1967, 1971 [1,100 m], 1972 [1,100 m]). Razavi Khorasan: Binalud Mts. (Švihla 1999). Tehran: Polour, 2,100-2,200 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972), Polour-Abali, 2,100-2,600 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972), Golhak, Elburs, 1,700 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972). Generic records: C. Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Baudi di Selve 1873 [Persia sept., G. Doria leg.]; Hicker 1925 [Persia, as Cantharis atrofoveolatus]; Delkeskamp 1939 [Persia, as Cantharis atrofoveolata], 1977 [Persia, as Cantharis atrofoveolata]; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015), Turkmenistan (Švihla 1999; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. This species is highly variable in colour. In Central Iran, also the aedeagus appears variable (Švihla 1999). The record for Tunisia (Wittmer 1971) is probably incorrect due to the considerable distance from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D321C163DAE9F9F032F6FE1D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D320C163DAE9FDE836DDFCFA.text	F3255159D320C163DAE9FDE836DDFCFA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspoides Wittmer 1971	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspoides Wittmer, 1971</p><p>Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan: Maragheh, 37°23'N 46°24'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Caucasus, Turkey (Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014), Israel (Švihla 1999; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015), Jordan, Lebanon, Syria (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Remarks. All record from Turkey, Caucasus and Iran are potentially erroneous and require validation because C. melaspoides Wittmer is identical, in external appearance, to both C. livida Linnaeus and C. melaspis (Chevrolat) . Recognition of this species is only possible by dissection and aedeagus examination.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D320C163DAE9FDE836DDFCFA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D320C163DAE9FC46336BFB38.text	F3255159D320C163DAE9FC46336BFB38.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans (O. F. Müller 1776) O. F. Muller 1776	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans (O. F. Müller, 1776)</p><p>alpestris Fiori, 1914; arvernicus Buysson, 1908 ( Telephorus); bipallida Kaszab, 1955; discoideus Stephens, 1839 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1829a, 1829b, 1833]; hospes Rosenhauer, 1847; immaculata Schilsky, 1888; luteipes Schilsky, 1888; martialis Pic, 1908; monachi Pic, 1918; nigrescens Trella, 1925; pallidosignata Pic, 1904; picipes Schilsky, 1908; plumbea Eschscholtz, 1818; unicoloripes Kaszab, 1955; vittigera Baudi di Selve, 1872.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev 2011).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Europe, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Presence of this European and Turkish species in Iran requires confirmation because only a generic record is available.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D320C163DAE9FC46336BFB38	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D320C163DAE9FA84332EF9DF.text	F3255159D320C163DAE9FA84332EF9DF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) pamphylica Wittmer 1971	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) pamphylica Wittmer, 1971</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015), Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. This species is known from the border area with Turkey and Iraq but there is currently no reliable data for Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D320C163DAE9FA84332EF9DF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D320C160DAE9F9AA32E7FF19.text	F3255159D320C160DAE9F9AA32E7FF19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) quadripunctata (O. F. Müller 1776) O. F. Muller 1776	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) quadripunctata (O. F. Müller, 1776)</p><p>adusta Bourgeois, 1900; bakonyensis Kaszab, 1955; bipuncticollis Kaszab, 1955; bosnica Pic, 1906; cincticollis Pic, 1911; dilatatus L. Redtenbacher, 1847 ( Telephorus); fulvipennis Germar, 1824 ( Telephorus); fulvithorax Kaszab, 1955; mihalovicsi Kaszab, 1955; moreli Pic, 1923; nigricornis Letzner, 1847; pectoralis Sturm, 1826 nomen nudum; pseudoquadripunctata Vosyka, 1957; rosenhaueri Kaszab, 1955; sulcicornis auct. Kaszab, 1955a, 1955 b (nec Reitter, 1911); sumavica Roubal, 1913.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Kerman: Bam, Djebal Barez (Švihla 1999; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Sistan &amp; Baluchestan: Taftan, Tamandan, 2,100 m (Švihla 1999). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Europe, Turkey, West and Far East Siberia (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D320C160DAE9F9AA32E7FF19	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D323C160DAE9FEE43361FCDA.text	F3255159D323C160DAE9FEE43361FCDA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758</p><p>alexandris Pic, 1914; analis Stephens, 1829 ( Telephorus) nomen nudum [nomen nudum also in Stephens, 1829b, 1830, 1833]; conditiva Pic, 1912; confinis Stephens, 1830 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1829a, 1829b]; faetida Ménétriés, 1832; griseipennis Stephens, 1835 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1833]; korbi Pic, 1912; litterata Eschscholtz, 1818; liturata Fallén, 1807; maculicollis Stephens, 1835 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1833]; padana Fiori, 1914; roelofsi Pic, 1913; rufescens Dietrich, 1857 ( Telephorus); tenuelimbatus Ballion, 1871 ( Telephorus); testaceipes Stephens, 1830 ( Telephorus); turkestanica Pic, 1913.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Caucasus, most of Europe, Siberia, Turkey (Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014), widespread and common in Europe and Asia (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Fanti 2014).</p><p>Remarks. This species occurs in the Caucasian region, and its presence in Iran is perhaps possible only near the border with Armenia and Azerbaijan. Introduced in North America (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Fanti 2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D323C160DAE9FEE43361FCDA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D323C160DAE9FCA6335FFB5F.text	F3255159D323C160DAE9FCA6335FFB5F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen 1807	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallén, 1807</p><p>agnani Pic, 1913; albanica Pic, 1947; asignata Trella, 1925; leonardi Pic, 1913; lokvensis Stiller, 1926; mimithorax Pic, 1910; nigripalpis Rey, 1891 ( Telephorus); rubrocollis Rüschkamp, 1928; rufolimbaticollis Pic, 1914; subcincticollis Pic, 1913; tenuipes Rey, 1891 ( Telephorus); trimaculatithorax Pic, 1914; vesubiensis Pic, 1922.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Tehran: Elburs Mt. (Švihla 1993a).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Widespread and common in Europe, Syria, Turkey and West Siberia (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D323C160DAE9FCA6335FFB5F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D323C160DAE9FB293706F997.text	F3255159D323C160DAE9FB293706F997.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann 1835	<div><p>Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann, 1835</p><p>Telephorus fissicollis Fairmaire, 1884: 179 -180. Locus typicus: “Liban central”. [synonymized by Švihla 1999: 150] dahlgreni Wittmer, 1984; melanoscelis Kolenati, 1846; sudetica Letzner, 1847; vesubiella Bourgeois, 1893.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Ardabil: Assalem between Hasthpar and Heroabad, 1,800-2,350 m (Wittmer 1971, 1972, both as Cantharis fissicollis). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Gemminger &amp; Harold 1 869 [Persia occ.]; Jacobson 1911; Hicker 1925 [Persia]; Delkeskamp 1977, as Cantharis fissicollis; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Fanti 2014; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Central and Southern parts of Europe and European Russia, Georgia, Lebanon, Turkey, Ukraine (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Fanti 2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D323C160DAE9FB293706F997	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D323C161DAE9F92A31C2FF35.text	F3255159D323C161DAE9F92A31C2FF35.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758</p><p>afghana Švihla, 1992; andrei Pic, 1935; marginatus Stephens, 1830 ( Telephorus) [as nomen nudum in Stephens, 1829a, 1829b]; nigricollis Trella, 1932; nigronotata Pic, 1905; notaticollis Schilsky, 1890; oralis German, 1824 ( Telephorus); sexnotata Roubal, 1934.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Hamadan: Bahar, 34°55'N 48°20'E (Samin et al. 2015). West Azarbaijan: Miandoab, 36°57'N 46°00'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Central and Southern and Eastern Europe, Central and Southern parts of European Russia, Finland, Georgia, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancuccci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Samin et al. 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D323C161DAE9F92A31C2FF35	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D322C161DAE9FE8033C0FDB3.text	F3255159D322C161DAE9FE8033C0FDB3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pygmaea subsp. pygmaea Menetries 1832	<div><p>Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pygmaea pygmaea Ménétriés, 1832</p><p>Cantharis inforticornis Pic, 1913: 187 . Locus typicus: “Turkestan” (coll. Pic). [synonymized by Švihla 1999: 147].</p><p>Distribution in Iran. North Khorasan: Kopetdagh (Švihla 1992, as Cantharis inforticornis). Generic records: NE Iran (Švihla 1992, as Cantharis inforticornis), Iran (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007), North Afghanistan (Švihla 1992).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D322C161DAE9FE8033C0FDB3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D322C161DAE9FCD43035FBCB.text	F3255159D322C161DAE9FCD43035FBCB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cordicantharis cordicollis (Küster 1854) Kuster 1854	<div><p>Cordicantharis cordicollis (Küster, 1854)</p><p>Material examined. Hamadan: Razan, 1861 m, August 2011, 2 exx., V. Švihla det. and coll. (National Museum of Prague).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (Southern European Territory), Turkey (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Remarks. New species for Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D322C161DAE9FCD43035FBCB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D322C16EDAE9FB973330FED0.text	F3255159D322C16EDAE9FB973330FED0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann 1835) Faldermann 1835	<div><p>Cordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835)</p><p>Cantharis caspica Reitter, 1898: 122 –123. Locus typicus: “Nordpersien: Alburs” (Carl Rost). [synonymized by Kazantsev 2004: 23].</p><p>Cantharis Elata Faldermann in Dejean, 1833: 106 (nomen nudum) and Dejean, 1836: 119 (nomen nudum). [synonymized by Dejean].</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Alborz (Reitter 1898). Ardabil: Bogrov Mts., 1,700 m (Švihla 1999, as Cordicantharis caspica). Guilan: Sheyk Mahalleh (Švihla 1999), Assalem, 1,300 m (Švihla 1999, as Cordicantharis caspica). Mazandaran: Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015, as Cordicantharis caspica), 30 km SW Chalus, Kelardasht (Švihla 1999), Central Elborz, Kelardasht, 1,700 m (Švihla 1999, as Cordicantharis caspica). Generic records: Iran (Gemminger &amp; Harold 1869 [Persia occ.: as Telephorus violaceus var. cyanipennis and var. elatus]; Baudi di Selve 1872 [Persia: as Cantharis elata, thought to be a synonym of Ancistronycha violacea]; Hicker 1925 [Persia, as Cantharis caspia sic!]; Delkeskamp 1939 [North Persia, as Cantharis caspica and Persia, as elata, synonym of var. cyanipennis, both thought to be synonyms of Ancistronycha violacea], 1977 [North Persia: as Cantharis caspica and Persia: as elata, synonym of var. cyanipennis, and both thought to be synonyms of Ancistronycha violacea]; Wittmer 1972 [described for North Persia: as Cantharis caspica]; Kazantsev 2004; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran. The records for Armenia and Azerbaijan (Švihla 1999; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015) are actually to be referred to Islamocantharis auroraensis Kazantsev. Cantharis elata Faldermann is a nomen nudum in Dejean (1833: 106, 1836: 119), considered as a synonym of Cantharis cyanipennis Ziegler and indicated for “Russia merid.”. Gemminger &amp; Harold (1869) considered elata as a synonym of var. cyanipennis Faldermann (cyanypennis Ziegler) both thought to be synonyms of Ancistronycha violacea Paykull. Baudi di Selve (1872) and Delkeskamp (1939, 1977) also considered this species as a synonym of A. violacea . It is possible that, over the years, the name Cantharis cyanipennis Faldermann, would have been confused with Telephorus cyanipennis Bach, now synonym of Ancistronycha abdominalis . Furthermore, there are three species similar and prone to being confused with each other, mainly due to blue metallic elytra (see also Švihla 1999): Ancistronycha abdominalis (Fabricius), Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull) and Cordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann) . No Ancistronycha species are currently recorded for Iran and Transcaucasia (Švihla 1999); thus, we believe that all specimens with blue metallic elytra (named cyanipennis in literature) are to be referred to Cordicantharis cyanipennis (Faldermann) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D322C16EDAE9FB973330FED0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FEBC3399FDF6.text	F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FEBC3399FDF6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cordicantharis talyschensis (Pic 1900) Pic 1900	<div><p>Cordicantharis talyschensis (Pic, 1900)</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem, 80 km NW of Bandar-Anzali (Wittmer 1967), Assalem between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic record: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FEBC3399FDF6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FD1836F1FC52.text	F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FD1836F1FC52.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) auroraensis Kazantsev 1989	<div><p>Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) auroraensis Kazantsev, 1989</p><p>Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan: North of Tabriz, 38 km South of Marzan (Kazantsev 1992). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev 2004; 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011). Remarks. Kazantsev’s (1992) record “NW of Ordubod Nakich” is to be referred to Azerbaijan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FD1836F1FC52	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FC3E363FFB2F.text	F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FC3E363FFB2F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) diffusa Wittmer & Magis 1978	<div><p>Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) diffusa Wittmer &amp; Magis, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Chaharmahal &amp; Bakhtiari: Zagros Mts. (Švihla 1999). Fars (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Hamadan: Hamadan, Havadj (Wittmer &amp; Magis 1978). Isfahan: Isfahan, Kouhrang (Wittmer &amp; Magis 1978). Kuhgiloyeh &amp; Boyerahmad: Bakhtiyari, Barrage de Kührang, 32°26'N 50°06'E (Wittmer &amp; Magis 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Turkey (Švihla 1999; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FC3E363FFB2F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FAF933E3F9E8.text	F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FAF933E3F9E8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) orientalis Wittmer & Magis 1978	<div><p>Islamocantharis (Islamocantharis) orientalis Wittmer &amp; Magis, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburs, 20-40 km SW Alamdeh (Wittmer &amp; Magis 1978). Tehran: Pol-e- Zanguleh, 2,300 m (Wittmer &amp; Magis 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32DC16EDAE9FAF933E3F9E8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32DC16EDAE9F971314FF823.text	F3255159D32DC16EDAE9F971314FF823.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metacantharis araxicola (Reitter 1891) Reitter 1891	<div><p>Metacantharis araxicola (Reitter, 1891)</p><p>disparipennis Bourgeois, 1900.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. North Khorasan: Ala Dag, Budschnurd [= Bojnurd], 1,033 m (Wittmer 1969a). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 1999), Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Turkey (Wittmer 1969a; Švihla 1999; Kazantsev 2004; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32DC16EDAE9F971314FF823	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FF5436BBFD5F.text	F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FF5436BBFD5F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metacantharis clypeata (Illiger 1798) Illiger 1798	<div><p>Metacantharis clypeata (Illiger, 1798)</p><p>Cantharis signata Faldermann, 1835: 186 . Locus typicus: not indicated but referable to Russia, Transcaucasia (Persico- Armeniaca).</p><p>haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1792 ( Cantharis); inlimbatus Pic, 1902 ( Cantharis); meziendi Marseul, 1864 ( Telephorus); nivea Panzer, 1798 ( Cantharis); rubens Marseul, 1864 ( Telephorus); testacea Scopoli, 1763 ( Cantharis).</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,800 m (Wittmer 1972). Hamadan: Nahavand, 34°14'N 48°14'E (Samin et al. 2015). North Khorasan: Ala Dagh (Horion 1953). Tehran: Abgarm, Damavand, 2,100-2,400 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Gemminger &amp; Harold 1869 [Persia occ., as Telephorus lividus var. signatus Faldermann]; Kaszab 1955 [Persia]; Moscardini 1968 [Persia], 1969 [Horion 1953: Persia]; Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Yildirim et al. 2011; Fanti 2014; Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Armenia, Central and Southern parts of Europe and European Russia, Great Britain, Lithuania, Turkey, Ukraine (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FF5436BBFD5F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FD293722FC3E.text	F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FD293722FC3E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metacantharis raptor (Ballion 1871) Ballion 1871	<div><p>Metacantharis raptor (Ballion, 1871)</p><p>samarkandensis Pic, 1913 ( Cantharis); submarginalis Ballion, 1871 (Teleborus sic!).</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Bandar-Anzali, Jefrood (Ghahari et al. 2015a). North Khorasan: Bojnord, 37°35'N 57°20'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Švihla 1992; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Samin et al. 2015), Kyrgyzstan (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FD293722FC3E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FB8A33F9FB20.text	F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FB8A33F9FB20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metacantharis zarudnyi (Barovskij 1928) Barovskij 1928	<div><p>Metacantharis zarudnyi (Barovskij, 1928)</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Khuzestan: vallis Malamir, Deh-et-Dis (Barovskij 1928). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1939 [Persia], 1977 [Persia]; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FB8A33F9FB20	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FA4A371BF963.text	F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FA4A371BF963.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Occathemus tarsalis (Mulsant 1862) Mulsant 1862	<div><p>Occathemus tarsalis (Mulsant, 1862)</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Fanti 2014).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Cyprus, Syria, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Fanti 2014). Remarks. This Near East species should be confirmed for Iran because of the lack of reliable data.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32CC16FDAE9FA4A371BF963	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32CC16CDAE9F84031ABFEA8.text	F3255159D32CC16CDAE9F84031ABFEA8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Podistra (Pseudoabsidia) unicolor (Faldermann 1835) Faldermann 1835	<div><p>Podistra (Pseudoabsidia) unicolor (Faldermann, 1835)</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Dejean 1836 [Persia occ.]; Gemminger &amp; Harold 1869 [Persia occ.]; Baudi di Selve 1872 [Persia occ.]).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Russia (South European Territory) (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Species widely distributed along the Caucasus, whose presence in Iran is doubtful and, at most, only marginal and limited to the Azerbaijan and Armenia border proximity.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32CC16CDAE9F84031ABFEA8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FE3236B9FD25.text	F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FE3236B9FD25.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) aliena Dahlgren 1972	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) aliena Dahlgren, 1972</p><p>chevrolati Dahlgren, 1968 .</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Kordestan: Kamyaran, 34°55'N 46°55'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Cyprus, Greece (Rhodos and Samos), Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015; Samin et al. 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FE3236B9FD25	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FCF033A6FBA3.text	F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FCF033A6FBA3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) caspica Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) caspica Wittmer, 1972</p><p>tbilisiana Švihla, 1977.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972), Assalem, 1,330 m (Kazantsev 1992). Generic records: North Iran (Kazantsev 1992), Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Georgia, Russia (Southern European Territory), Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Branucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FCF033A6FBA3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FB0D30C2FA03.text	F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FB0D30C2FA03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chevrolati Marseul 1864	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chevrolati Marseul, 1864</p><p>apicalis Chevrolat, 1854 ( Telephorus); orientalis Dahlgren, 1968 .</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Baudi di Selve 1873 [Persia sept., G. Doria leg.]). Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Russia (Southern European Territory), Syria, Turkey (Dahlgren 1968; Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. No recent data are known for Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32FC16CDAE9FB0D30C2FA03	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32FC16CDAE9F9D93001F8EE.text	F3255159D32FC16CDAE9F9D93001F8EE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) delagrangei Pic 1898	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) delagrangei Pic, 1898</p><p>drurei Pic, 1905; nigrocapitata Bourgeois, 1900; nigroterminata Reitter, 1898.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). West Azarbaijan: Khoy, 38°33'N 44°57'E (Samin et al. 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Yildirim et al. 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015; Samin et al. 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32FC16CDAE9F9D93001F8EE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32FC16DDAE9F8A533F9FF3A.text	F3255159D32FC16DDAE9F8A533F9FF3A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elbursiaca Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elbursiaca Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Alborz: 14 km N of Karaj, 1,600 m (Wittmer 1972). Mazandaran: Haraz and Darbantal, 2,400 m (Wittmer 1972), Elburs Mt. (Delkeskamp 1977). Tehran: Tscham-Tschak, 3,000 m (Wittmer 1972), Darband, 25 km N of Tehran, 2,000 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: W Iran (Švihla 1993b), Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32FC16DDAE9F8A533F9FF3A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FE8033F9FE3F.text	F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FE8033F9FE3F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) esfandiarii Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) esfandiarii Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Golae Lovae via Minoodasht (road Gorgan-Mashhad), 750- 1,400 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FE8033F9FE3F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FD8A3362FB8B.text	F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FD8A3362FB8B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva (Scopoli 1763) Scopoli 1763	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva (Scopoli, 1763)</p><p>bimaculatus De Geer, 1774 ( Telephorus); cailloli Chobaut, 1914; curtithorax Pic, 1920; delahoni Schilsky, 1908; inapicalis Fiori, 1914; maculata Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 ( Cicindela); melanurus A. G. Olivier, 1790 ( Telephorus); terminalis L. Redtenbacher, 1847; ustus Gemminger, 1870 ( Telephorus).</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Gurgan [= Gorgan] (Dahlgren 1968). Hamadan: Bahar, 34°55'N 48°20'E (Samin et al. 2015). Mazandaran: Neka, Shorab-sar (Ghahari et al. 2015a). North Khorasan: Budschnurd [= Bojnurd] (Dahlgren 1968). Generic records: North Iran (Švihla 1992; Dahlgren 1968, 1975 [but not Iranian localities are mentioned in Dahlgren 1975]), Iran (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Yildirim et al. 2011; Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014; Cassar 2015; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Central and Southern and Eastern part of Europe and European Russia, Georgia, Great Britain, Ireland, Lithuania, Morocco, North Africa, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Yildirim et al. 2011; Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FD8A3362FB8B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FB55336CFA45.text	F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FB55336CFA45.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) ghilanensis Dahlgren 1985	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) ghilanensis Dahlgren, 1985</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. Described from Dorf Ghilan in Armenia (Dahlgren 1985). The single Iranian record of this species need confirmation.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FB55336CFA45	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FA1033F9F94F.text	F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FA1033F9F94F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) hyrcana Svihla 2002	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) hyrcana Švihla, 2002</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburs, Kelardascht (Švihla 2002). Generic records: NW Iran (Švihla 2002), Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32EC16DDAE9FA1033F9F94F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32EC16DDAE9F91A33F9F8B0.text	F3255159D32EC16DDAE9F91A33F9F8B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) iranica Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) iranica Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Dashtnazir (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32EC16DDAE9F91A33F9F8B0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D329C16ADAE9FF543648FEF2.text	F3255159D329C16ADAE9FF543648FEF2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) karsensis Svihla 1995	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) karsensis Švihla, 1995</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Lorestan: 50 km S of Khorramabad, 1,700 m (Švihla 1995). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Turkey (Švihla 1995; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D329C16ADAE9FF543648FEF2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D329C16ADAE9FE5E3705FDF4.text	F3255159D329C16ADAE9FE5E3705FDF4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) kurdistana Svihla 1983	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) kurdistana Švihla, 1983</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Kermanshah: N of Gilan-e gharb and 6 km E of Qasr-e Shirin (Švihla 1995). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Iraq: (Kurdistan) (Švihla 1983, 1995; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D329C16ADAE9FE5E3705FDF4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D329C16ADAE9FD41360FFBFD.text	F3255159D329C16ADAE9FD41360FFBFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lencoranica Kazantsev 1992	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lencoranica Kazantsev, 1992</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem, between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972, as Rhagonycha talyschensis), Tales (Kazantsev 1992: Iranian Talysh [Wittmer 1972]). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977, as Rhagonycha talyschensis).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. Kazantsev (1992) referred Wittmer’s (1972) record of Rhagonycha talyschensis Yablokov- Khnzorian, from Assalem, Iranian Talysh to Rhagonycha lencoranica . Regarding this last species being explicitly cited for Iran, it is unclear why subsequent articles (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015) stated it as endemic to Azerbaijan. Both species are present in Lenkoran District/Talysh (Azerbaijan) near the Iranian border (see above and under Rhagonycha talyschensis below).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D329C16ADAE9FD41360FFBFD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D329C16ADAE9FB483648FAE6.text	F3255159D329C16ADAE9FB483648FAE6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) luristana Svihla 1995	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) luristana Švihla, 1995</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Lorestan (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015): 30 km SE Khorramabad, 1,700 m (Švihla 1995). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Turkey (Švihla 1995; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D329C16ADAE9FB483648FAE6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D329C16ADAE9FAB233F9F984.text	F3255159D329C16ADAE9FAB233F9F984.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) morvani Wittmer 1974	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) morvani Wittmer, 1974</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Fars (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015). Kuhgiloyeh &amp; Boyerahmad: Zagros, Kuhrang, 2,800 m (Wittmer 1974; Švihla 1993b), Bakhtiyari, barrage de Kuhrang, 32°26'N 50°06'E (Švihla 1993b). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D329C16ADAE9FAB233F9F984	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D329C16ADAE9F9513660F807.text	F3255159D329C16ADAE9F9513660F807.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriceps (Waltl 1838) Waltl 1838	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriceps (Waltl, 1838)</p><p>angulatocollis A. Costa, 1858; atricapilla Kiesenwetter, 1850; boops Kiesenwetter, 1852; cantabrica Heyden, 1880; forticornis Pic, 1905; nigricornis Petri, 1912; styriaca Baudi di Selve, 1872.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Hicker 1925 [Persia]; Horion 1953 [Persia]). Distribution outside Iran. Caucasus, Central and East Europe, France, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Presence of Rh. nigriceps in Iran is doubtful, and new data are required.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D329C16ADAE9F9513660F807	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D328C16BDAE9FF543621FE6B.text	F3255159D328C16BDAE9FF543621FE6B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigritarsis (Brullé 1832) Brulle 1832	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigritarsis (Brullé, 1832)</p><p>fuscipes P. H. Lucas, 1853 ( Telephorus); sulcicollis Brullé, 1832 ( Telephorus); tibialis Brullé, 1832 ( Telephorus).</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Firusabad, Chalus (Wittmer 1967). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Fanti 2014).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Greece, Israel, Syria (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Species incorrectly recorded for Italy and Malta (see: Fanti 2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D328C16BDAE9FF543621FE6B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D328C16BDAE9FE3533FDFC82.text	F3255159D328C16BDAE9FE3533FDFC82.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) persica Pic 1933	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) persica Pic, 1933</p><p>pfefferi Švihla, 1977.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Gole Lovae, 750- 1,400 m (Wittmer 1972; Kazantsev 1992), Astrabad [= Gorgan] (Kazantsev 1992). Mazandaran: Alamdeh, 500-900 m (Wittmer 1972). North Khorasan: Kopet-Dagh (Pic 1933; Dahlgren 1972 [1,600 m]; Kazantsev 1992). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1939 [Persia], 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (Southern European Territory), Turkmenistan (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D328C16BDAE9FE3533FDFC82	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D328C16BDAE9FC6E33F9FB84.text	F3255159D328C16BDAE9FC6E33F9FB84.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) richteri Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) richteri Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Khuzestan: Susa [= Shūsh] (Wittmer 1972; Delkeskamp 1977). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D328C16BDAE9FC6E33F9FB84	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D328C16BDAE9FB5131FDFA88.text	F3255159D328C16BDAE9FB5131FDFA88.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) talyschensis Yablokov-Khnzorian 1959	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) talyschensis Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1959</p><p>Remarks. Kazantsev (1992) referred an Iranian record of this species to Rhagonycha lencoranica (see under this species). It lives in Azerbaijan Talysh (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015): being a border zone, it likely is a future discovery for Iranian territory.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D328C16BDAE9FB5131FDFA88	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D328C16BDAE9FA543709F94F.text	F3255159D328C16BDAE9FA543709F94F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) vitticollis (Ménétriés 1832) Menetries 1832	<div><p>Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) vitticollis (Ménétriés, 1832)</p><p>obscurior Pic, 1900.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (Southern European Territory).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D328C16BDAE9FA543709F94F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D328C168DAE9F8AF30D8FF3A.text	F3255159D328C168DAE9F8AF30D8FF3A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Themus (Haplothemus) glazunovi subsp. glazunovi (Barovskij 1909) Barovskij 1909	<div><p>Themus (Haplothemus) glazunovi glazunovi (Barovskij, 1909)</p><p>Material examined. Razavi Khorasan: Fariman, 1404 m, April 2012, 1 ex., V. Švihla det. and coll. (National Museum of Prague).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, India (Kashmir), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan (Švihla 1992; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak and Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. New genus and new species for Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D328C168DAE9F8AF30D8FF3A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32BC168DAE9FDEC30D8FC9C.text	F3255159D32BC168DAE9FDEC30D8FC9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrocerus oculatus Motschulsky 1845	<div><p>Macrocerus oculatus Motschulsky, 1845</p><p>circassicus Reitter, 1889 ( Malchinus); rosti Pic, 1900 ( Malchinus); similis Barovskij, 1927 ( Malchinus).</p><p>Material examined. Ardabil: Namin, 1427 m, September 2010, 1 ex., V. Švihla det. and coll. (National Museum of Prague).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (Southern European Territory), Turkey (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. New genus and new species for Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32BC168DAE9FDEC30D8FC9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32BC168DAE9FBFF31BDFB17.text	F3255159D32BC168DAE9FBFF31BDFB17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) brancuccii Wittmer 1978	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) brancuccii Wittmer, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburs Mt., Chalus-Karaj, 300- 1,700 m (Wittmer 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32BC168DAE9FBFF31BDFB17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32BC168DAE9FAE13349F9F6.text	F3255159D32BC168DAE9FAE13349F9F6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) conspicuus subsp. conspicuus Kiesenwetter 1852	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) conspicuus conspicuus Kiesenwetter, 1852</p><p>rufithorax Pic, 1903.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Wittmer 1969b [Persia]; Delkeskamp 1977 [Persia]; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Silkin 2008; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32BC168DAE9FAE13349F9F6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32BC168DAE9F94231F6F85A.text	F3255159D32BC168DAE9F94231F6F85A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) conspicuus subsp. trigibber Marseul 1878	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) conspicuus trigibber Marseul, 1878</p><p>abdelkader Marseul, 1868; brevenotaticeps Pic, 1923; lateflavicans Pic, 1910; notaticollis Pic, 1900; sahlbergi Pic, 1909; simoni Pic, 1913; unionis Pic, 1909.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: between Rood-bar and Ghazvin, 900- 1,500 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Israel, Syria (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32BC168DAE9F94231F6F85A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9FF5433F9FEF3.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9FF5433F9FEF3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) elbursensis Wittmer 1978	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) elbursensis Wittmer, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburz (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015), Elburs Mt., Chalus-Karaj, 300- 1,700 m (Wittmer 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9FF5433F9FEF3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9FE5E30ABFDB1.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9FE5E30ABFDB1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) facialis C. G. Thomson 1864	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) facialis C. G. Thomson, 1864</p><p>delicatulus Bourgeois, 1899; luteolus Trella, 1925; maritimus Pic, 1899; sabaudus Pic, 1901.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. West Azarbaijan: Mahabad, 36°46'N 45°44'E (Samin et al. 2015). Distribution outside Iran. Widespread in Europe and Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007), Azerbaijan (Wittmer 1992; Kerimova &amp; Huseynova 2014).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9FE5E30ABFDB1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9FD1C33F9FCBB.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9FD1C33F9FCBB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) khuzistanicus Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) khuzistanicus Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Khuzestan: Schadegan (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9FD1C33F9FCBB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9FC0633F9FB74.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9FC0633F9FB74.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) mandli Wittmer 1966	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) mandli Wittmer, 1966</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Dashtnazir (Wittmer 1972). Mazandaran: Alamdeh at Chalus, 500-900 m (Wittmer 1972), between Chalus and Polzoghal (Wittmer 1972), Elburs Mt., Chalus and Karaj, 300- 1,700 m (Wittmer 1978), 30 km SW of Chalus (Wittmer 1966). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9FC0633F9FB74	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9FAC133F9FA1A.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9FAC133F9FA1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) persicus Pic 1901	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) persicus Pic, 1901</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan (Pic 1901; Wittmer 1972): Assalem, between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Jacobson 1911 [Persia]; Hicker 1925 [Persia]; Delkeskamp 1939 [Persia], 1977 [Persia]; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9FAC133F9FA1A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9F9E033F9F91F.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9F9E033F9F91F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) pseudopersicus Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) pseudopersicus Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Shahsavar at Chalus (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9F9E033F9F91F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D32AC169DAE9F8EA33F9F800.text	F3255159D32AC169DAE9F8EA33F9F800.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) rauschi Wittmer 1978	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) rauschi Wittmer, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburs Mt., Chalus-Karaj, 300- 1,700 m (Wittmer 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D32AC169DAE9F8EA33F9F800	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D335C176DAE9FF543128FE4F.text	F3255159D335C176DAE9FF543128FE4F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) rhaphidiceps Kiesenwetter 1852	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) rhaphidiceps Kiesenwetter, 1852</p><p>obscuricollis Fairmaire, 1883.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Distribution outside Iran. Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007). Remarks. Its presence in Iran needs further evidences.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D335C176DAE9FF543128FE4F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D335C176DAE9FE19372BFDB0.text	F3255159D335C176DAE9FE19372BFDB0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) validiceps Pic 1928	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) validiceps Pic, 1928</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Pic 1928 [Persia]; Delkeskamp 1939 [Persia], 1977 [Persia]; Wittmer 1972; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran and poorly known species; record based only on the original description.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D335C176DAE9FE19372BFDB0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D335C176DAE9FD1C33F9FCBB.text	F3255159D335C176DAE9FD1C33F9FCBB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthinus (Malthinus) vartiani Wittmer 1966	<div><p>Malthinus (Malthinus) vartiani Wittmer, 1966</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Tehran: Darband, 25 km N of Tehran, 2,000 m (Wittmer 1966). Generic records: Iran (Wittmer 1972; Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D335C176DAE9FD1C33F9FCBB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D335C176DAE9FB9433F9FB33.text	F3255159D335C176DAE9FB9433F9FB33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) angulistilus Wittmer 1978	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) angulistilus Wittmer, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Lorestan: 50 km SE of Khorramabad, Zagros Mt., 1,700 m (Wittmer 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D335C176DAE9FB9433F9FB33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D335C176DAE9FA9F30A1F94B.text	F3255159D335C176DAE9FA9F30A1F94B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) bourgeoisi (Reitter 1888) Reitter 1888	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) bourgeoisi (Reitter, 1888)</p><p>Malthodes rhaphidostylus Pic, 1912: 59 . Locus typicus “environ Caucase”. [synonymized by Brancucci 1980: 337].</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972, as Malthodes rhaphidostylus). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977, as Malthodes rhaphidostylus; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Georgia, Russia (Southern European Territory), Turkey (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D335C176DAE9FA9F30A1F94B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D335C176DAE9F91533F9F869.text	F3255159D335C176DAE9F91533F9F869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) caspicus Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) caspicus Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Golestan: Golae Lovae at Minoodasht, via Gorgan, 750- 1,400 m (Wittmer 1972). Guilan: Assalem, between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972). Mazandaran: Alamdeh at Chalus, 500-900 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D335C176DAE9F91533F9F869	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C177DAE9FF543136FE06.text	F3255159D334C177DAE9FF543136FE06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis (Mäklin 1846) Maklin 1846	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis (Mäklin, 1846)</p><p>helveticus Kiesenwetter, 1852; moesiacus J. Weise, 1895 (Maltharcus); subunicolor Pic, 1911; vosykai Wittmer, 1964.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: 20 Km S of Nowshahr [= Nūshahr], 1,400 m (Wittmer 1997). Generic records: Northwestern Iran (Švihla 2005 [Wittmer 1992 (but in this paper, no Iranian localities are reported), 1997]), Iran (Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Central and East Europe, Georgia, Great Britain, Russia (Southern European Territory), Turkey, Ukraine (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C177DAE9FF543136FE06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C177DAE9FDD233F9FD24.text	F3255159D334C177DAE9FDD233F9FD24.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) dimidiatocollis subsp. seleukos Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) dimidiatocollis seleukos Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem, between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300-1,800 m (Wittmer 1972; Fanti 2014), Assalem, Elburs Mt. (Wittmer 1978). Tehran: Western Elborz Mts. (Švihla 1983). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C177DAE9FDD233F9FD24	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C177DAE9FCF1310EFC29.text	F3255159D334C177DAE9FCF1310EFC29.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) dimidiatocollis subsp. zagrosensis Wittmer 1978	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) dimidiatocollis zagrosensis Wittmer, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Lorestan: 50 km SE Khorramabad, Zagros Mt., 1,700 m (Wittmer 1978; Fanti 2014), Zagros Mts. (Švihla 1983). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Kazantsev 2011). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia (Švihla 1983).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C177DAE9FCF1310EFC29	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C177DAE9FBF433F9FB13.text	F3255159D334C177DAE9FBF433F9FB13.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) hoberlandti Svihla 1983	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) hoberlandti Švihla, 1983</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Khuzestan: Hoseiniyieh, 360 m, 28 km NNW of Andimeshk (Švihla 1983). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C177DAE9FBF433F9FB13	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C177DAE9FAFF33F9FA14.text	F3255159D334C177DAE9FAFF33F9FA14.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) holzschuhi Wittmer 1978	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) holzschuhi Wittmer, 1978</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Elburs, 20 km S of Chalus (Wittmer 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C177DAE9FAFF33F9FA14	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C177DAE9F9E133F9F919.text	F3255159D334C177DAE9F9E133F9F919.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) incostatus Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) incostatus Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran: Alamdeh at Chalus, 500-900 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C177DAE9F9E133F9F919	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D334C174DAE9F8E43370FF1B.text	F3255159D334C174DAE9F8E43370FF1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) ordubadensis subsp. iranicus Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) ordubadensis iranicus Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Generic records: Iran (Wittmer 1972; Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Presently thought as endemic to Iran, but possibly also present in Azerbaijan. The nominotypical subspecies Malthodes ordubadensis ordubadensis Reitter (1889) was described from Araxesthal near Ordubad (Azerbaijan), close to Iranian border (Wittmer 1992; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015) and a future finding in this territory cannot be excluded.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D334C174DAE9F8E43370FF1B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D337C174DAE9FEE633F9FE1C.text	F3255159D337C174DAE9FEE633F9FE1C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) paveli Svihla 2009	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) paveli Švihla, 2009</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Lorestan (Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015): Dorood env. (Švihla 2009). Generic records: Western Iran (Švihla 2009).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D337C174DAE9FEE633F9FE1C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D337C174DAE9FDE933FDFCFE.text	F3255159D337C174DAE9FDE933FDFCFE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus (Brébisson 1835) Brebisson 1835	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus (Brébisson, 1835)</p><p>atomus C. G. Thomson, 1864; brevicollis Kiesenwetter, 1852.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Tehran: Polour-Abali, 2,100-2,600 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev 2004, 2011; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007; Fanti 2014; Koçak &amp; Kemal 2015).</p><p>Distribution outside Iran. Central and East Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D337C174DAE9FDE933FDFCFE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D337C174DAE9FC4A33F9FB43.text	F3255159D337C174DAE9FC4A33F9FB43.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) svihlai Wittmer 1995	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) svihlai Wittmer, 1995</p><p>Malthodes iranicus Wittmer, 1978: 365 . Locus typicus: “Teng-Tina”. [nomen novum given by Wittmer 1995: 169. For homonymy with Malthodes ordubadensis iranicus Wittmer, 1972].</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Khuzestan: Teng-Tina (Wittmer 1978). Generic records: Iran (Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D337C174DAE9FC4A33F9FB43	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
F3255159D337C174DAE9FB2F33F9FA60.text	F3255159D337C174DAE9FB2F33F9FA60.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Malthodes (Malthodes) talyshensis Wittmer 1972	<div><p>Malthodes (Malthodes) talyshensis Wittmer, 1972</p><p>Distribution in Iran. Guilan: Assalem, between Hashtpar and Heroabad, 1,300 m (Wittmer 1972), between Rood-bar and Ghazvin, 900- 1,500 m (Wittmer 1972). Generic records: Iran (Delkeskamp 1977; Kazantsev &amp; Brancucci 2007).</p><p>Remarks. Endemic to Iran.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D337C174DAE9FB2F33F9FA60	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Fanti, Fabrizio;Ghahari, Hassan	Fanti, Fabrizio, Ghahari, Hassan (2016): A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 529-551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4
