*Genus STERASPIS Dejean, 1833

synonym: Glyphana Gistel 1848 .

synonym: Phalantha Gistel 1834 .

* Steraspis speciosa arabica Waterhouse 1904: 348; Kubáň 2006: 344; Bellamy 2008a: 463 (as species); Curletti 2009: 93, 98 (key), 105; Bílý et al. 2011: 195; Hadian et al. 2012: 2.

Distribution within Iran. Semnan (Hadian et al. 2012).

Distribution outside Iran. Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a; Bílý et al. 2011).

Note. Obvious misidentification. This species occurs in Arabian Peninsula, the occurrence of the genus in Iran is extremely doubtful.