Meliboeus, Deyrolle, 1864

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 : 101-103

Genus MELIBOEUS Deyrolle, 1864

synonym: Nalanda Théry 1904 .

synonym: Neosambus Fisher 1921 .

synonym: Tonkinula Obenberger 1923 . synonym: Bourgoinia Obenberger 1926 . synonym: Melicoraebus Théry 1932 .

synonym: Chakriia Tongyai 1935 .

synonym: Meliacanthus Théry 1942 .

synonym: Melixes Schaefer 1949 .

synonym: Lakhonia Descarpentries & Villiers 1967 .

Meliboeus adlbaueri Niehuis 1989b: 121 ; Kubáň 2006: 412; Bellamy 2008c: 1838. [subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Distribution within Iran. "Poucht-E-Kouh: Halazard a Chirvan" (1 paratype) ( Niehuis 1989b). Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Meliboeus cyaneus ( Ballion) 1871 : 350 ( Coraebus ); Théry 1925: 81; Radjabi 1974: 40; Bílý 1983a: 85; Modarres Awal 1997: 137; Borumand 2002: 49; Kubáň 2006: 413; Bellamy 2008c: 1847; Sakenin et al. 2008: 31. [subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Immatures: Alexeev 1988: 4.

Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: Kelateh, Poucht-E-Kouh: Halazard a Chirvan" ( Théry 1925). Kordestan ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983a), Tehran (Sakenin et al. 2008), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, India (Kashmir), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Note. Records for Poucht-E-Kouh and Chaldée persane in Théry (1925) and western provinces may refer to M. adlbaueri Niehuis (see above).

Meliboeus margotanus ( Novak) 2010 : 111 ( Kamosia margotana ); Kubáň et al. 2014: 296 ( Meliboeus ). [subgenus Meliboeus ].

Distribution within Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan ( Kubáň et al. 2014). Distribution outside Iran. Oman, Pakistan, UAE, Yemen ( Kubáň et al. 2014).

* Meliboeus morawitzi (Semenov) 1905a: 132 ( Coraebus ); Borumand 2002: 49; Kubáň 2006: 414; Bellamy 2008c: 1858.

synonym: proximus Obenberger 1916: 269; Kubáň 2006: 49 (synonym of morawitzi ). synonym: turkestanicus Obenberger 1924c: 33; Kubáň 2006: 49 (synonym of morawitzi ). misidentification: subulatus Auct. (not Morawitz, 1861) Bílý 1999: 31, 2003: 64. [subgenus Meliboeus ].

Immatures: Bílý 1999: 31 (as subulatus Morawitz ).

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 64 (as subulatus ).

Distribution within Iran. Tehran ( Borumand 2002).

Distribution outside Iran. Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kasakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Note. Probably misidentification with M. caucasicus Abeille de Perrin 1896, M. reitteri ( Semenov, 1890) or M. subulatus (Morawitz, 1861) .

Meliboeus oliveri Niehuis 2014c: 94 .

[subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kermanshahan, Khorasan, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad, Lorestan, Qazvin, Tehran ( Niehuis 2014c).

Distribution outside Iran. Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey ( Niehuis 2014c).

Meliboeus parvulus ( Küster) 1852 : 63 ( Coraebus ); Bílý 1983a: 85; Kubáň 2006: 413; Bellamy 2008c: 1861. synonym: chalybaeus ( Küster) 1852: 64 ( Coraebus ).

synonym: violaceus ( Kiesenwetter) 1857: 115 ( Coraebus ); Bílý 1983a: 85 (subspecies of amethystinus). misidentification: amethystinus: auctorum (not Olivier, 1790) Radjabi 1968: 71; Modarres Awal 1997: 137; Borumand 2002: 49.

[subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Immatures: Alexeev 1988: 3 (as amethystinus).

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan, Ilam ( Radjabi 1968; Borumand 2002, as amethystinus), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983a, as amethystinus violaceus), Lorestan ( Radjabi 1968; Borumand 2002, as amethystinus), Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983a, as amethystinus violaceus), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c). Note. Some records may refer to M. oliveri Niehuis (see above), M. simandli Niehuis or M. scalei Niehuis (see below).

Meliboeus reitteri ( Semenov-Tian-Shanskij) 1890: 211 ( Coraebus ); Bílý 1983a: 85; Kubáň 2006: 414; Bellamy 2008c: 1864.

synonym: pamirensis Obenberger 1935a: 15; Kubáň 2006: 49 (synonym of reitteri ). synonym: zaisanensis Obenberger 1935a: 16; Kubáň 2006: 49 (synonym of reitteri ). synonym: klapperichi Cobos 1966: 318.

[subgenus Meliboeus ].

Immatures: Alexeev 1988: 6.

Distribution within Iran. Kerman ( Bílý 1983a), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c). Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Kubáň 2006).

Note. Records for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey in Bellamy (2008c) most probably refer to M. caucasicus Abeille de Perrin 1896 which may occur in North-western provinces of Iran.

Meliboeus robustus Küster 1852: 62 ; Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Bílý 1983a: 85; Modarres Awal 1997: 138; Borumand 2002: 49; Kubáň 2006: 413; Bellamy 2008c: 1864.

[subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Immatures: Alexeev 1988: 4.

Distribution within Iran. Ardabil, East Azarbaijan ( Borumand 2002), Fars ( Radjabi 1968, ab. obscurus Zhicharev, 1976; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Hormozgan ( Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Mazandaran, Qazvin ( Borumand 2002), Tehran ( Bílý 1983a), West Azarbaijan ( Borumand 2002), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Meliboeus simandli Niehuis 2014b: 85 .

[subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars, Isfahan, Lorestan, Markazi, Tehran ( Niehuis 2014b).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Meliboeus skalei Niehuis 2011: 90 .

[subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars, Golestan, Mazandaran, Semnan ( Niehuis 2011). Distribution outside Iran. Syria, Turkey ( Niehuis 2011).

Meliboeus staneki Obenberger 1935a: 16 ; Kubáň 2006: 415; Bellamy 2008c: 1867. [subgenus Meliboeus ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008c).

Meliboeus ursulae Niehuis 2014a: 76 .

[subgenus Meliboeoides ].

Distribution within Iran. Tehran ( Niehuis 2014a). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.