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Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspoides Wittmer 1971

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Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspoides Wittmer, 1971

Distribution in Iran. East Azarbaijan: Maragheh, 37°23'N 46°24'E (Samin et al. 2015).

Distribution outside Iran. Caucasus, Turkey (Kerimova & Huseynova 2014), Israel (Švihla 1999; Koçak & Kemal 2015), Jordan, Lebanon, Syria (Švihla 1999; Kazantsev & Brancucci 2007; Samin et al. 2015).

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.

Notes

Published as part of Fanti, Fabrizio & Ghahari, Hassan, 2016, A checklist of the soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Cantharidae) of Iran, pp. 529-551 in Zootaxa 4196 (4) on page 534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/168319

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3255159D320C163DAE9FDE836DDFCFA

Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.4 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/168319 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/0F1C2921D325C166DA7EFFCC3207FFCD (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/DD76B136-1E3D-4CE2-9D6E-600EE061123B (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/F3255159D320C163DAE9FDE836DDFCFA (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/124831816 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/37771/taxon/F3255159D320C163DAE9FDE836DDFCFA.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Lampyridae
Genus
Cantharis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Wittmer
Species
melaspoides
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cantharis (Cantharis) melaspoides Wittmer, 1971 sec. Fanti & Ghahari, 2016

References

  • Wittmer, W. (1971) Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Cantharis (Col. Cantharidae). (51. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der palaearktischen Cantharidae). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 22, 226 - 239.
  • Samin, N., Jedryczkowski, W. B., Galini, N, Sakenin, H. & Naderian, H. (2015) A faunistic study on some families of Coleoptera from Iran. Arquivos Entomoloxicos, 14, 253 - 260.
  • Kerimova, I. G. & Huseynova, E. A. (2014) Species Composition of Chortobiont Beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae, Lampyridae, Cantharidae, Oedemeridae) Less Studied In Azerbaijan. Journal of Forestry Faculty, 15 (1), 1 - 8.
  • Svihla, V. (1999) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Cantharis L. and related genera from Turkey and adjacent regions (Coleoptera, Cantharidae). Entomologica Basiliensia, 21, 135 - 170.
  • Kocak, A. O. & Kemal, M. (2015) Initial results of the Entomofauna of SW Asia, based upon the info - system of the Cesa (excl. Lepidoptera). Priamus Supplement, 35, 1 - 1185.
  • Kazantsev, S. V. & Brancucci, M. (2007) Cantharidae, pp. 234 - 298. In: Lobl. I., Smetana, A. (eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4, Elateroidea, Derodontoidea, Bostrichoidea, Lymexyloidea, Cleroidea, Cucujoidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books, 935 pp.