Genus LAMPETIS Dejean, 1833

Lampetis argentata (Mannerheim) 1837: 61 ( Buprestis); Salavatian 1950: 9 ( Psiloptera); Richter 1952: 186; Radjabi 1968: 75, 1976: 129 ( Psiloptera s. str.); Bílý 1983a: 54; Abai & Adeli 1984: 118 ( Psiloptera); Modarres Awal 1997: 138 ( Psiloptera); Borumand 2002: 30 [ Psiloptera (Lampetis)]; Kubáň 2006: 348; Bellamy 2008b: 899; Bílý et al. 2011: 205.

[subgenus Spinthoptera].

Immatures: Danilevsky 1980: 791.

Biology/Bionomy: Kaplin 1981 (with bibliography).

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult) Tamarisk ( Tamarix sp., Tamaricaceae) (Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Bushehr (Bílý 1983a; Borumand 2002), Fars (Salavatian 1950; Radjabi 1976; Abai & Adeli 1984; Borumand 2002), Golestan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Isfahan (Borumand 2002), Kerman (Bílý 1983a; Borumand 2002), Kermanshah, Khorasan, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Kordestan, Mazandaran, Semnan (Borumand 2002), Sistan & Baluchestan, Tehran (Salavatian 1950; Bílý 1983a; Abai & Adeli 1984; Borumand 2002), generally distributed (Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) (Richter 1952; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan (Bílý et al. 2011).

Lampetis mimosae (Klug) 1829: No. 23 ( Buprestis); Richter 1952: 187; Radjabi 1974: 40; Modarres Awal 1997: 138 ( Psiloptera); Borumand 2002: 31 [ Psiloptera (Lampetis)]; Kubáň 2006: 348; Bellamy 2008b: 927; Bílý et al. 2011: 206; Havaskary et al. 2012: 1, Ghobari et al. 2012: 237; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 43 ( Psiloptera); Radjabi & Gigli 2012: 1, 3 (as argentata).

synonym: rugosa Palisot de Beauvois 1807: 44; Théry 1925: 80 [ Psiloptera (Lampetis)]; Radjabi 1968: 75; Modarres Awal 1997 ( Psiloptera); Borumand 2002: 32 [ Psiloptera (Lampetis)].

misidentification: argentata: Radjabi & Gigli 2012: 1, 3.

[subgenus Spinthoptera].

Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane (locs. no. 10, 11, 13), Poucht-é-Kouh (loc. no. 22)" (Théry 1925, as rugosa). East Azarbaijan (Havaskary et al. 2012), Golestan (Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Khuzestan (Théry 1925, as rugosa; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012; Radjabi & Gigli 2012: as argentata), Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Lorestan (Théry 1925, as rugosa), Sistan & Baluchestan (Radjabi 1968, as rugosa; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002, as rugosa), Iran (no locality cited) (Richter 1952; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b; Bílý et al. 2011).

Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Erithrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen (Bílý et al. 2011).

Lampetis persica (Kerremans) 1910: 170 ( Psiloptera); Richter 1952: 188; Kubáň 2006: 348; Bellamy 2008b: 934. [subgenus Spinthoptera].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Kerremans 1910; Richter 1952; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.