A new genus and species of fossil Glaphyridae, Cretohypna cristatagen. et sp. n., is described and illustrated from the Mesozoic Yixian Formation. This new genus is characterized by the large body; large and strong mandibles; short labrum; elytra without longitudinal carina; and male meso- and possible metatibia apically modified. A list of described fossil glaphyrids of the world is provided. ...

new distributional data are given for 27 species of iranian glaphyridae. two of them, glaphyrus calvaster zaitzev, 1923, and pygopleurus transcaucasicus (petrovitz, 1962), are recorded from iran for the first time. further data on glaphyridae species and their status in iran is provided.

a new species of the family glaphyridae, pygopleurus deuvei sp. n., is described from iran and compared with its closely-related species. this species was collected during a joint expedition conducted by musã©um national d’histoire naturelle, paris (mnhn) and insect taxonomy research department, iranian research institute of plant protection, iran in june 2002. moreover, a list of the iranian...

Eulasia daccordii new species is described from Jordan, West Bank, and Israel, where it is known from the Jordan Valley and the Negev. It was previously confused with E. pietschmanni Breit, to which it is very similar and from which it can be recognized mainly for the structure and distribution of the pronotal setae and the shape of the protibia of males. Remarks on distribution and colour rang...

Extant terrestrial biodiversity arguably is driven by the evolutionary success of angiosperm plants, but the evolutionary mechanisms and timescales of angiosperm-dependent radiations remain poorly understood. The Scarabaeoidea is a diverse lineage of predominantly plant- and dung-feeding beetles. Here, we present a phylogenetic analysis of Scarabaeoidea based on four DNA markers for a taxonomic...