Genus XANTHEREMIA Volkovitsh, 1979

* Xantheremia flavipennis (Klug) 1829: [no. 9] ( Buprestis); Volkovitsh 2006: 339; Bellamy 2008a: 323. [subgenus Xantheremia, flavipennis species-group].

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

Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Note. Obvious misidentification, this species is not recorded from adjacent countries.

Xantheremia jelineki Bílý 1983a: 46; Volkovitsh 1986: 23, 43; 2006: 339; Bellamy 2008a: 324. [subgenus Xantheremia, flavipennis species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult!) On flowers of Echinops macrophyllus (Asteraceae) (Bílý 1983a). Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan (Bílý 1983a; Volkovitsh 1986), Iran (no locality cited) (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Xantheremia koenigi (Ganglbauer) 1888: 193 ( Acmaeodera); Volkovitsh 2006: 339; Bellamy 2008a: 324. synonym: subscalaris (Reitter) 1897: 214 ( Acmaeodera); Volkovitsh 1986: 23, 2006: 57 (synonym of koenigi), 339.

synonym: chalcoxantha (Brancsik) 1900: 199 ( Acmaeodera).

[subgenus Xantheremia, koenigi species-group].

Immatures: Volkovitsh 1979: 32; Volkovitsh & Danilevsky 1987: 54 (as subscalaris). Biology/Bionomy: Krivosheina 1975a (as subscalaris).

Distribution within Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan (Volkovitsh 1986, as subscalaris), Iran (no locality cited) (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Xantheremia mazandaranica (Bílý) 1983a: 43 ( Acmaeodera); Volkovitsh 1986: 22, 43 (as Acmaeodera mazandaranensis Bílý); 2006: 58 ( Xantheremia), 339; Bellamy 2008a: 324. [subgenus Paratethya].

Distribution within Iran. Mazandaran (Bílý 1983a; Volkovitsh 1986), Iran (no locality cited) (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Pakistan (Volkovitsh 2006, Bellamy 2008a).

Xantheremia niehuisi Volkovitsh 2011: 51; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236. [subgenus Xantheremia, flavipennis species-group].

Distribution within Iran. Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012). Distribution outside Iran. Turkey (Volkovitsh 2011).

* Xantheremia philistina (Marseul) 1865: 298. Bílý 1983a: 44; Bellamy 2008a: 324; Hadian et al. 2012: 2. [subgenus Xantheremia, flavipennis species-group].

Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan (Bílý 1983a), Semnan (Hadian et al. 2012). Distribution outside Iran. Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Note. The occurrence of X. philistina in Iran is extremely doubtful. Species recorded by Bílý (1983a) belonged to X. prepsli or a new species.

Xantheremia prepsli Volkovitsh in Bílý et al. 2011: 185.

[subgenus Xantheremia, flavipennis species-group].

Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan (Volkovitsh in Bílý et al. 2011). Distribution outside Iran. Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE (Volkovitsh in Bílý et al. 2011).

Xantheremia volkovitshi Bílý 1983a: 45; Volkovitsh 1986: 23, 43; 2006: 339; Bellamy 2008a: 325. [subgenus Xantheremia, koenigi species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Reared from Alhagi persarum (Fabaceae) (Bílý 1983a). Distribution within Iran. Kerman (Bílý 1983a; Volkovitsh 1986), Iran (no locality cited) (Volkovitsh 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.