The ant species list of Iran is far from complete. So far, only 110 species belonging to 26 genera have been recorded from Iran. For this study, we collected the majority of ant material in two periods of field work in spring and summer of 2007 and 2008. In total, we checked more than 35,000 specimens, and recorded 32 species and six genera new to Iran: Dolichoderus, Myrmecina, Proformica, Pyra...

A new and the first mammal fossil locality from the Zagros Basin of Iran is reported here. The fossil locality, known as Dimeh, is located in the Lorestan province, west of Iran. The fauna includes abundant bovid cranial remains, mostly representing boselaphines and palaeoryxoids, as well as gazelles and spiral horned antelopes. Hipparionine horses similar to Hippotherium group are also represe...

Corononcodes ziegleri spec. nov. is described and illustrated based on material from Iran. The species represents the second Palaearctic representative of this panopine genus. In addition, C. siculus Bezzi is recorded from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time. An identification key to the Palaearctic species of Corononcodes is presented. Additional faunistic records for the ...

the thysanoptera fauna of iran are still very incompletely known. as a result of the study of thrips fauna in different localities of khorasan-e-razavi province during 2012-2014, a total of 46 species in 20 genera and 3 families are recorded for this area. among them, 43 species are newly recorded for the fauna of this province; and pezothrips dianti is newly recorded for the fauna of iran. dis...

The fauna of Iranian Alleculinae is summarized in this paper. Seventy species from 12 genera are reported: the subtribe Alleculina Laporte with 4 genera and 18 species: Hymenalia Mulsant (7 species), Hymenophorus Mulsant (3 species), Mycetocharina Seidlitz (6 species), Prionychus Solier (2 species); the subtribe Gonoderina Seidlitz with 3 genera and 6 species: Gonodera Mulsant (1 species), Isom...

new faunistic records for 15 species of salticidae for the spider fauna of iran are presented. five species (langona aperta, mogrus antonius, pellenes bonus, p. geniculatus and sitticus karakumensis) are new records for the spider fauna of iran.

The ichneumid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) have essential role in biological control of insect agricultural and forest pests. A list 17 species 14 genera these parasitoids collected from different regions Iran is given. All them are new for the fauna country.

Lophotidae, or crestfishes, is a family of rare deep-sea teleosts characterised by an enlarged horn-like crest on the forehead. They are poorly represented in the fossil record, by only three described taxa. One specimen attributed to Lophotidae has been described from the pelagic fauna of the middle-late Eocene Zagros Basin, Iran. Originally considered as a specimen of the fossil lophotid †Pro...

A faunistic survey on the parasitic wasps of subfamily Pteromalinae Dalman, 1820 (Hym., Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) South-Eastern Iran (Kerman province) was done. In total 46 specimens representing 10 genera and 16 species are identified, among them, Dinarmus altifrons (Walker, 1862) Syntomopus incurvus Walker, 1833 recorded for first time fauna Iran. Previously from this area also reviewed lis...