Genus EURYTHYREA Dejean, 1833

Eurythyrea aurata (Pallas) 1776: 719 ( Buprestis); Salavatian 1950: 10; Richter 1952: 19; Davatchi et al. 1959: 243; Farahbakhsh 1960: 74; Radjabi 1968: 70; Adeli 1972: 11; Modarres Awal 1997: 135; Kubáň 2006: 383; Bellamy 2008b: 1076.

Immatures: Richter 1952: 19; Volkovitsh 1975: 408; Bílý 1996: 321, 1999: 19.

Biology/Bionomy: Richter 1952: 20.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Salix, Populus (Salicaceae) (Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Adeli 1972); poplar, willow (Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Golestan (Salavatian 1950; Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997), Guilan (Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997), northern Iran (Richter 1952), Caspian forests (Adeli 1972), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldavia, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008b).