Genus CYPHOSOMA Mannerheim, 1837

synonym: Coeculus Gory & Laporte 1839 .

synonym: Cyphonota Dejean 1833 (suppressed).

Cyphosoma euphraticum (Laporte & Gory) 1839: 4 ( Coeculus); Richter 1952: 170; Kubáň 2006: 347; Bellamy 2008b: 961.

synonym: escalerai Obenberger 1913a: 27 (subspecies of euphraticum); Kubáň 2006: 46 (synonym of euphraticum), 347.

Distribution within Iran. Western Iran (Richter 1952), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Cyphosoma lawsoniae (Chevrolat) 1838b: 55 ( Buprestis); Kubáň 2006: 347; Bellamy 2008b: 962. synonym: lausoniae Chevrolat 1838b: 55 ( Buprestis) (unused original spelling). synonym: buqueti Laporte & Gory 1839: 3 ( Coeculus).

synonym: gravidum Laporte & Gory 1839: 3 ( Coeculus).

Immatures: Bahillo & Coello 1999: 64.

Distribution within Iran. See under subspecies orientalis .

Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Cyphosoma lawsoniae orientalis Bílý 1983a: 55 (subspecies of lawsoniae); Kubáň 2006: 347; Bellamy 2008b: 963.

Distribution within Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan (Bílý 1983a), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Cyphosoma tataricum (Pallas) 1771: 464 ( Buprestis); Richter 1952: 175; Farahbakhsh 1960: 74; Abai & Adeli 1984: 115; Modarres Awal 1997: 135; Kubáň 2006: 347; Bellamy 2008b: 963.

synonym: sibiricum (Fabricius) 1781: 279 ( Buprestis).

synonym: repandum (Ménétriés) 1832: 150 ( Buprestis).

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult) Tamarisk ( Tamarix, Tamaricaceae) (Farahbakhsh 1960; Abai & Adeli 1984, sapwood), Oak ( Quercus spp., Fagaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Northern provinces (Richter 1952; Farahbakhsh 1960; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Note. Description of the larva in Richter (1952) belongs to unknown buprestid species, possibly Capnodis . Record for Quercus as a host plant (Modarres Awal 1997) is extremely doubtful, known larvae of Cyphosoma develop inside the root tubers of Cyperaceae (Bahillo & Coello 1999; Volkovitsh & Korotyaev 2007).

Cyphosoma turcomanicum (Kraatz) in Heyden & Kraatz 1883b: 358 ( Coeculus); Salavatian 1950: 9 (?as Cyphosoma sp.); Richter 1952: 174; Radjabi 1976: 129; Khalaf & Jiani-Alam 1993: 264; Modarres Awal 1997: 135 (as turcomanica; Borumand 2002: 38; Kubáň 2006: 347; Bellamy 2008b: 963.

synonym: fulvovittis (Reitter) 1887: 511 ( Coeculus).

unavailable name: salsolae Obenberger (subspecies of turcomanicum,?nomen nudum) Radjabi 1968: 74, 1976: 129; Modarres Awal 1997: 135; Borumand 2002: 38.

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult!) On salsola (as Cyphosoma sp.) (Salavatian 1950), Typha sp., Tamarix sp., barley, date palm, wheat (Khalaf & Jiani-Alam 1993; Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Fars (Salavatian 1950, as Cyphosoma sp.; Radjabi 1968, 1976; Khalaf & Jiani-Alam 1993; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan (Richter 1952), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Distribution outside Iran. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b). Note. Records for Typha sp., Tamarix, barley, date palm, wheat (Khalaf & Jiani-Alam 1993) as host plants can refer to adults; all known larvae of Cyphosoma species develop in the root tubers of Cyperaceae (Bahillo & Coello 1999; Volkovitsh & Korotyaev 2007).

Cyphosoma veselyi Obenberger 1925b: 55; Kubáň 2006: 347; Bellamy 2008b: 964. synonym: luristanicum Richter 1952: 173.

Distribution within Iran. Lorestan (as luristanicum) (Richter 1952), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).