An annotated checklist of the Iranian carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea: Silphidae) Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Háva, Jiří Author R, Aclypea Author M, Dendroxena Author L, Necrodes Author F, Nicrophorus Author L, Phosphuga text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2015 2015-12-30 47 2 1501 1511 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5282501 0253-116X 5282501 Nicrophorus sepultor CHARPENTIER , 1825 D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: Mazandaran ( GHAHARI et al. 2015 as Nicrophorus confusus PORTEVIN, 1924 ), Iran (no locality cited) ( SIKES et al. 2002 ; LÖBL & SMETANA 2004). G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Azerbaijan, Armenia , China , Georgia, Europe, Iran , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Mongolia , Russia , Transcaucasia, Turkey , Ukraine , Uzbekistan ( HÁVA et al. 1998 ; SIKES et al. 2002 ; LÖBL & SMETANA 2004).