Genus CHALCOPHORELLA Kerremans, 1903

Chalcophorella bagdadensis (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 125 ( Buprestis); Théry 1925: 79; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551; Abaei 2014: 691 (author: Bily [sic!]).

synonym: amarensis Obenberger 1942: 8 (subspecies of bagdadensis).

synonym: aureoscripta Mandl & Pochon 1957: 326.

synonym: berhauti Mandl & Pochon 1957: 325.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella].

Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: Kouh-Hadjoudj, Neima; Poucht-é-Kouh: Tagh-i-Mowla" (Théry 1925). Fars (Saghaei et al. 2010), Khuzestan (Théry 1925), Zagros area (Abaei 2014), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a; Ali 2010).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a; Ali 2010). Note. A robber fly species, Stenopogon junceus (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820) ( Diptera: Asilidiae) is the predator of C. bagdadensis (Saghaei et al. 2010) .

Chalcophorella bagdadensis freyi Obenberger 1942: 8 (subspecies of bagdadensis); Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Bílý 1983a: 53; Modarres Awal 1997: 134 (as bagdanensis frey); Borumand 2002: 29; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Wild and cultivated almond ( Amygdalus spp.; Rosaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Bushehr, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad (Borumand 2002), Fars (Radjabi 1976; Bílý 1983a; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kerman, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Ilam (Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Tehran (Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Iraq (Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella escalerae (Abeille de Perrin) 1904: 212 ( Buprestis); Richter 1952: 197 (abberation of bagdadensis); Radjabi 1968: 71, 1976: 128; Modarres Awal 1997: 134; Borumand 2002: 29; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Wild almond, white-thorn ( Amygdalus sp., Crataegus sp., Rosaceae) (Modarres Awal 1997), Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae) (Borumand 2002).

Distribution within Iran. Fars (Radjabi 1968, 1976; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Lorestan (Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ("Valee du Chindaar, dans le Haut Karoum") (Abeille de Perrin 1904; Radjabi 1976; Borumand 2002), Yazd (Radjabi 1976), Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) (Richter 1952; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

* Chalcophorella fabricii (Rossi) 1792: 100 ( Buprestis); Théry 1925: 79; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 551. [subgenus Rossiella].

Immatures: Gory & Laporte 1840: 2; Bertoloni 1842: 87; Pecchioli 1843: 2; Perris 1877: 131. Biology/Bionomy: Gory & Laporte 1839: 2; Bertoloni 1842: 89; Pecchioli 1843: 2; Bertoloni 1872: 351; Xambeu 1892: 225; Berlese 1924: 184.

Distribution within Iran. "Poucht-é-Kouh: Mollah-Giavan" (Théry 1925). Iran (no locality cited) (Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Iraq, Lebanon, Italy, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey, former Yugoslavia (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Note. The occurrence of this species in Iran needs confirmation.

Chalcophorella morgani Théry 1925: 79 (Chalcophorella), 171 ( Chalcophora); Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 552.

[subgenus Chalcophorella].

Distribution within Iran. Lorestan (Théry 1925), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella orientalis (Obenberger) 1924c: 14 ( Chalcophorella); Kubáň 2006: 345, Bellamy 2008a: 552; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella].

Distribution within Iran. Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Sistan & Baluchestan (Obenberger 1924c), Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Pakistan (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella quadrioculata (Redtenbacher) 1843: 993 ( Chalcophora); Kubáň 2006: 345; synonym: akbesiana Cobos 1957: 200 (subspecies of quadrioculata); Kubáň 2006: 46 (synonym of quadrioculata), 345; Bellamy 2008a: 552.

[subgenus Stigmatophorella].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Distribution outside Iran. Georgia, Iraq, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).

Chalcophorella stigmatica (Dalman in Schönherr) 1817: 119 ( Buprestis); Théry 1925: 79; Richter 1952: 195; Davatchi et al. 1959: 245; Farahbakhsh 1960: 73; Radjabi 1974: 38; Abai & Adeli 1984: 19; Modarres Awal 1997: 134; Borumand 2002: 30; Kubáň 2006: 345; Bellamy 2008a: 552; Ghobari et al. 2012: 236. synonym: quadrinotata (Klug) 1829: No. 20 ( Buprestis).

synonym: lefebvrei (Laporte & Gory) 1836: 17 ( Buprestis).

synonym: quadrimaculata (Redtenbacher) 1850: 47 ( Chalcophora).

synonym: marseuli (Garbiglietti) 1867: lxvii ( Buprestis); Modarres Awal 1997: 134 (subspecies of stigmatica, author Obenberger).

synonym: balcanica Obenberger 1936c: 175 (subspecies of stigmatica).

[subgenus Chalcophorella].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Amygdalus spp. ( Rosaceae) (Davatchi et al. 1959; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), wild almond ( Amygdalus sp.) (Farahbakhsh 1960), Quercus sp. ( Fagaceae) (Borumand 2002). Distribution within Iran. East Azarbayjan, Markazi (Modarres Awal 1997),? Fars (Modarres Awal 1997, as stigmatica marseuli Obenberger), Isfahan and central provinces (Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Kermanshah (Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Khuzestan (Théry 1925), Kordestan (Ghobari et al. 2012), Iran (no locality cited) (Richter 1952; Davatchi et al. 1959; Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy (Sardinia), Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Syria, Turkey (Kubáň 2006; Bellamy 2008a).