Chalcophorella, Kerremans, 1903

Ghahari, Hassan, Volkovitsh, Mark G. & Bellamy, Charles L., 2015, An annotated catalogue of the Buprestidae of Iran (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Zootaxa 3984 (1), pp. 1-141 : 34-35

Genus CHALCOPHORELLA Kerremans, 1903

Chalcophorella bagdadensis (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 125 ( Buprestis ); Théry 1925: 79; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551; Abaei 2014: 691 (author: Bily [sic!]).

synonym: amarensis Obenberger 1942: 8 (subspecies of bagdadensis ).

synonym: aureoscripta Mandl & Pochon 1957: 326.

synonym: berhauti Mandl & Pochon 1957: 325.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella ].

Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: Kouh-Hadjoudj, Neima; Poucht-é-Kouh: Tagh-i-Mowla" ( Théry 1925). Fars ( Saghaei et al. 2010), Khuzestan ( Théry 1925), Zagros area ( Abaei 2014), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a; Ali 2010).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a; Ali 2010). Note. A robber fly species, Stenopogon junceus (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820) ( Diptera : Asilidiae) is the predator of C. bagdadensis ( Saghaei et al. 2010) .

Chalcophorella bagdadensis freyi Obenberger 1942: 8 (subspecies of bagdadensis ); Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Bílý 1983a: 53; Modarres Awal 1997: 134 (as bagdanensis frey); Borumand 2002: 29; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Wild and cultivated almond ( Amygdalus spp.; Rosaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Bushehr, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Borumand 2002), Fars ( Radjabi 1976; Bílý 1983a; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kerman, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Ilam ( Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Tehran ( Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Iraq ( Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella escalerae (Abeille de Perrin) 1904: 212 ( Buprestis ); Richter 1952: 197 (abberation of bagdadensis ); Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Modarres Awal 1997: 134; Borumand 2002: 29; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Wild almond, white-thorn ( Amygdalus sp., Crataegus sp., Rosaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997), Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Borumand 2002).

Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Radjabi 1968, 1976; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Lorestan ( Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ("Valee du Chindaar, dans le Haut Karoum") (Abeille de Perrin 1904; Radjabi 1976; Borumand 2002), Yazd ( Radjabi 1976), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) ( Richter 1952; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

* Chalcophorella fabricii ( Rossi) 1792 : 100 ( Buprestis ); Théry 1925: 79; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551. [subgenus Rossiella ].

Immatures: Gory & Laporte 1840: 2; Bertoloni 1842: 87; Pecchioli 1843: 2; Perris 1877: 131. Biology/Bionomy: Gory & Laporte 1839: 2; Bertoloni 1842: 89; Pecchioli 1843: 2; Bertoloni 1872: 351; Xambeu 1892: 225; Berlese 1924: 184.

Distribution within Iran. "Poucht-é-Kouh: Mollah-Giavan" ( Théry 1925). Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Iraq, Lebanon, Italy, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey, former Yugoslavia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Note. The occurrence of this species in Iran needs confirmation.

Chalcophorella morgani Théry 1925: 79 (Chalcophorella) , 171 ( Chalcophora ); Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 552.

[subgenus Chalcophorella ].

Distribution within Iran. Lorestan ( Théry 1925), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella orientalis ( Obenberger) 1924c : 14 ( Chalcophorella ); Kubáň 2006: 345, Bellamy 2008a: 552; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella ].

Distribution within Iran. Kordestan ( Ghobari et al. 2012), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Obenberger 1924c), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Pakistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella quadrioculata ( Redtenbacher) 1843 : 993 ( Chalcophora ); Kubáň 2006: 345; synonym: akbesiana Cobos 1957: 200 (subspecies of quadrioculata ); Kubáň 2006: 46 (synonym of quadrioculata ), 345; Bellamy 2008a: 552.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Distribution outside Iran. Georgia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella stigmatica (Dalman in Schönherr) 1817: 119 ( Buprestis ); Théry 1925: 79; Richter 1952: 195; Davatchi et al. 1959: 245; Farahbakhsh 1960: 73; Radjabi 1974: 38; Abai & Adeli 1984: 19; Modarres Awal 1997: 134; Borumand 2002: 30; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 552; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236. synonym: quadrinotata ( Klug) 1829: No. 20 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: lefebvrei (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 17 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: quadrimaculata ( Redtenbacher) 1850: 47 ( Chalcophora ).

synonym: marseuli ( Garbiglietti) 1867: lxvii ( Buprestis ); Modarres Awal 1997: 134 (subspecies of stigmatica , author Obenberger).

synonym: balcanica Obenberger 1936c: 175 (subspecies of stigmatica ).

[subgenus Chalcophorella ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Amygdalus spp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), wild almond ( Amygdalus sp.) ( Farahbakhsh 1960), Quercus sp. ( Fagaceae ) ( Borumand 2002). Distribution within Iran. East Azarbayjan, Markazi ( Modarres Awal 1997),? Fars ( Modarres Awal 1997, as stigmatica marseuli Obenberger), Isfahan and central provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Kermanshah ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Khuzestan ( Théry 1925), Kordestan ( Ghobari et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) ( Richter 1952; Davatchi et al. 1959; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy (Sardinia), Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).