Anthaxia, Eschscholtz, 1829

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 : 77-94

Genus ANTHAXIA Eschscholtz, 1829

Anthaxia aladin Obenberger 1928 c: 69 ; Richter 1949: 70; Radjabi 1974: 38; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Borumand 2002: 43; Bílý 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1344.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Bushehr ( Obenberger 1928 c; Richter 1949), Hamadan ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia amasina K. Daniel 1903: 252 ; Abai & Adeli 1984: 2, 21; Modarres Awal 1997: 132 ( amasina amasina ); Bílý 2006 a: 369; Bellamy 2008 c: 1345.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis ( Cupressaceae ) and milk vetch ( Astragalus , Fabaceae ), sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Kordestan and northern and north-western provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Bosnia-Herzgovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Macedonia, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. The record for Cupressus as a host plant most probably based on misidentification: this species is associated with tragacanths ( Astragalus , Fabaceae ) exclusively. It can also be confused with Anthaxia lgockii Obenberger (see below).

Anthaxia anatolica Chevrolat 1838 a: 97 ; Richter 1949: 92; Farahbakhsh 1960: 71; Radjabi 1974: 38; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Bílý 2006 a: 369; Bellamy 2008 c: 1346.

synonym: auriceps Ménétriés 1848: 45.

synonym: mulsanti Marseul 1865: 243.

synonym: gerneti Morawitz 1867: 35.

synonym: apollonii Ballion 1871: 349.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Ferula ( Apiaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Kerman ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997), Khorasan (as lucidiceps) ( Radjabi 1974), northern Iran ( Richter 1949; Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia anatolica catei Novak 1994: 9 ; Bílý 2006 a: 369; Bellamy 2008 c: 1347. Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkmenistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia anatolica lucidiceps Gory 1841: 289 ; Richter 1949: 94 (as species); Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Radjabi 1974: 38; Modarres Awal 1997: 133 (as species); Borumand 2002: 43; Bílý 2006 a: 369; Bellamy 2008 c: 1348. Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 68 (key).

Biology/Bionomy: Kaplin 1981.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Ferula ( Apiaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Kerman ( Borumand 2002), Khorasan ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), eastern Iran ( Richter 1949; Farahbakhsh 1960), western provinces ( Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

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

Anthaxia angustipennis ( Klug) 1829 : No. 36 ( Buprestis ); Davatchi et al. 1959: 247 (as Cratomerus ( Cryptocratomerus )); Farahbakhsh 1960: 74 (as Cratomerus ); Bílý 1983 a: 59; Abai & Adeli 1984: 9; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Borumand 2002: 43; Bílý 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1349. synonym: stupida Marseul 1865: 224.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Mateu 1974: 218.

Biology/Bionomy: Mateu 1974: 219.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Acacia spp. ( Fabaceae ), Zyzyphus spinachristi ( Rhamnaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960); Acacia spp., dry wood ( Abai & Adeli 1984); Egyptian acacia ( Acacia sp.) ( Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Bushehr ( Bílý 1983 a), Hormozgan ( Bílý 1983 a; Borumand 2002), Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Bílý 1983 a), northern provinces ( Farahbakhsh 1960), southern provinces ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. Distribution of this species in Northern provinces ( Farahbakhsh 1960) is extremely doubtful.

Anthaxia aspera Bílý 1977: 278 ; Abai & Adeli 1984: 44; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Bílý 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1350.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Fig ( Ficus carica , Moraceae ), sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Iraq ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia astoreth Obenberger, 1934 f: 175 (subspecies of olympica ); Bílý 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1351; Baiocchi 2011: 8.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia , olympica species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) reared from twigs of Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan ( Baiocchi 2011).

Distribution outside Iran. Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia beludjistana Bílý 1983 a: 59 ; 2006 a: 375 (as beloudjistana); Bellamy 2008 c: 1355 (as beloudjistana); Baiocchi 2013: 478.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larvae) reared from Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaegnaceae) ( Bílý 1983 a); Zelkova ( Ulmaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013).

Distribution within Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan ( Bílý 1983 a), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia bicolor Falderman 1835: 149 ; Richter 1949: 155; Davatchi et al. 1959: 246; Farahbakhsh 1960: 71; Bílý 1983 a: 74; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Bílý 2006 a: 370; Bellamy 2008 c: 1356; Barimani et al. 2010: 131; Baiocchi 2011: 6.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 67 (key).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pêcher, abricotier, prunier ( Prunus spp., Rosaceae ), Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959); apricot, garden plum, peach, ash ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997); Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011).

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997), Fars ( Baiocchi 2011), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983 a), Mazandaran ( Barimani et al. 2010), Tehran ( Bílý 1983 a; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Richter 1949; Davatchi et al. 1959; Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia breviformis Kalashian 1988: 137 ; Bílý 2006 a: 370; Bellamy 2008 c: 1359. [subgenus Anthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia ( Kalashian 1988; Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia brevis Gory & Laporte 1839: 18 ; Davatchi 1958: 71; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Bílý 2006 a: 370; Bellamy 2008 c: 1360.

synonym: hellenica Obenberger 1914 e: 13.

synonym: achaia Obenberger 1938: 196.

synonym: cypriota Obenberger 1938: 197.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 67 (key).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pistachio ( Pistacia sp., Anacardiaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Modarres Awal 1997; Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia brevis kovari Bílý 1983 a: 75 (subspecies of brevis ); 2006 a: 370; Bellamy 2008 c: 1360. Distribution within Iran. Lorestan ( Bílý 1983 a), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia cadusiana Baiocchi 2015: 71 .

misidentification: schah: Radjabi 1974: 38 ; Borumand 2002: 46 (not Abeille de Perrin, 1904) ( Baiocchi 2015). [subgenus Haplanthaxia , schah species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Cotoneaster nummularia , Cotoneaster sp., Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution within Iran. Isfahan, Zanjan ( Baiocchi 2015).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

* Anthaxia candens ( Panzer) 1792: 9 ( Buprestis ); Bílý 2006 a: 370 ; Bellamy 2008 c: 1361. synonym: fulminans ( Schrank) 1789: 84 ( Buprestis , preoccupied by fulminans Fabricius 1787). synonym: fulminatrix ( Herbst) 1801: 297 ( Buprestis ).

[subgenus Anthaxia , candens species-group].

Immatures: Erné 1873: 141; Schiødte 1870: 360, 373; Perris 1877: 131; Bílý 1975 b: 71; 1999: 27. Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 30.

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine ( Bílý 2006 a).

Note. The occurrence of this European species in Iran is doubtful.

Anthaxia caucasica Abeille de Perrin 1900: 9; Bílý 2006 a: 379; Bellamy 2008 c: 1365; Hadian et al. 2012: 1. synonym: obenbergeri Roubal 1913: 35.

synonym: parysatis Obenberger 1913 c: 67 .

synonym: vigens Holynski 1996: 142.

[subgenus Melanthaxia , conradti species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. On Juniperus sp. ( Cupressaceae ) ( Hadian et al. 2012). Distribution within Iran. Semnan ( Hadian et al. 2012), " Persia " ( Obenberger 1913 c, as obenbergeri var. parysatis ).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey ( Bílý, 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Note. Probably misidentification of A. hemichrysis Abeille de Perrin, 1894 ( Iran, Turkmenistan) ( Bílý 2006 a). Might be found in northwestern provinces of Iran.

Anthaxia caudipennis Bílý 1983 a: 57 ; 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1365. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Kerman ( Bílý 1983 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia cichorii ( Olivier) 1790 : 91 ( Buprestis ); Théry 1925: 81; Richter 1949: 68; Davatchi et al. 1959: 246; Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Radjabi 1968: 70; Adeli 1972: 10; Adeli & Soleimani 1976: 134; Bílý 1983 a: 71; Abai & Adeli 1984: 26; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Borumand 2002: 44; Bílý 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1367; Barimani et al. 2009: 66, 2010: 131; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 41.

synonym: auripennis Sturm 1826: 104 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: chamomillae Mannerheim 1837: 90.

synonym: gibbicollis Rey 1891 a: 4.

synonym: azurea Abeille de Perrin 1909: 23.

synonym: parthica Obenberger 1914 f: 14 (variety of cichorii ); Bílý 2006: 58 (synonym of cichorii ), 375. synonym: turcomanica Obenberger 1938: 179; Radjabi 1976: 129 (as turcomanica salsolae). [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Perris 1877: 136; Soldatova 1970: 70 (key); Bílý 1999: 27.

Biology/Bionomy: Richter 1949: 69; Bílý 2003: 31.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Quercus sp., Fagus sp., Ulmus sp., Zelkova carpinifolia , Parrotia persica ( Adeli 1972) ; Fagus orientalis ssp. macrophylla ( Fagaceae ) ( Adeli & Soleimani 1976); Chêne ( Quercus spp., Fagaceae ), Poirier ( Pyrus sp.), Pommier ( Malus sp.), Prunier, Cerisier ( Prunus spp., Rosaceae ), Salix ( Salicaceae ), Parrotia persica (Hamamelidaceaea) ( Davatchi et al. 1959) ; apple, apricot, beech, cerasus, cherry, garden plum, iron tree, oak, pear, siberian elm, willow, probably dried wood of stone fruit trees ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997); Prunus ( Cerasus ) spp., trunk ( Abai & Adeli 1984); Salix alba ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012) .

Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: Kouh-Hadjoudj" ( Théry 1925). East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012), Fars ( Radjabi 1976; Bílý 1983 a), Golestan ( Obenberger 1914 f; Richter 1949; Bílý 1983 a; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Guilan, Lorestan, Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983 a; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002; Barimani et al. 2009, 2010), Qom ( Borumand 2002), Tehran ( Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), northern provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984), Kaspische Wälder ( Adeli 1972), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a).

Anthaxia congregata ( Klug) 1829 : No. 35 ( Buprestis ); Bílý 1983 a: 59; 2006 a: 375; Bellamy 2008 c: 1371. synonym: arabs Marseul 1865: 216.

synonym: obockiana Fairmaire 1892 a: 99.

synonym: encaustiventris Abeille de Perrin 1907 a: xlix.

synonym: cairensis Obenberger 1920 b: 84.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Mateu 1974: 238.

Biology/Bionomy: Mateu 1974: 238.

Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Bílý 1983 a), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Lybia, Mali, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

* Anthaxia conradti Semenov-Tian-Shankij 1891: 335; Bílý 2006 a: 379; Bellamy 2008 c: 1372; Ghahari et al. 2008: 639; Havaskary et al. 2012: 1; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 42.

synonym: canifrons Abeille de Perrin 1894: ccclii.

synonym: strangulata Abeille de Perrin 1900: 8.

synonym: semirjetshica Obenberger 1938: 230 (subspecies of canifrons). synonym: ferghanensis Obenberger 1938: 230 (variety of canifrons).

[subgenus Melanthaxia , conradti species-group].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 68 (key).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pear, Pyrus boissieriana ( Rosaceae ) ( Ghahari et al. 2008). Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Havaskary et al. 2012), Khorasan ( Ghahari et al. 2008), Semnan ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012).

Distribution outside Iran. China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a). Note. Most probably misidentification of A. caucasica or/and A. hemichrysis . Absent in adjacent regions of Turkmenistan and Transcaucasia. Associated with Coniferae.

Anthaxia diadema (Fischer von Waldheim) 1824: 196 ( Buprestis ); Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1379. synonym: adoxana Küster 1852: 76

[subgenus Cratomerus ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece. Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a).

Anthaxia diadema bazuftensis Obenberger 1946: 31 (variety of diadema ); Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1380. Distribution within Iran. Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari ( Obenberger 1946), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia diadema shelkovnikovi Obenberger 1940 a: 46 (variety of diadema ); Richter 1949: 201 ( Cratomerus , full species); Bílý 1983 a: 57; Abai & Adeli 1984: 74 ( dradena [sic!] shelkovnikovi); Modarres Awal 1997: 132 (subspecies of dradena [sic!]; Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1380; Baiocchi 2015: 74.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Poplar ( Populus spp., Salicaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997), Populus spp., sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984); (Larva) Salix spp. ( Salicaceae ), Zelkova spp. ( Ulmaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013), Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015).

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Richter 1949), Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983 a; Baiocchi 2013), Zanjan ( Baiocchi 2015), Caspian Sea area ( Modarres Awal 1997), northern provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia discicollis Gory & Laporte 1839: 25 ; Bílý 2006 a: 370; Bellamy 2008 c: 1381; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 42.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. On Juniperus sp. ( Cupressaceae ) ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012). Distribution within Iran: Mazandaran ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Macedonia, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia elaeagni ( Richter) 1945 : 64 ( Cratomerus ); Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1383. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 70 (key).

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

Anthaxia elamita Baiocchi 2015: 68 .

[subgenus Haplanthaxia , schah species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Acer monspessolanum ssp., Acer sp. ( Aceraceae ), Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015).

Distribution within Iran. Kordestan, Lorestan ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia ephippiata Redtenbacher 1850: 47 ; Richter 1949: 143; Davatchi 1958: 71; Davatchi et al. 1959: 246; Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Adeli 1972: 10; Radjabi 1974: 38; Abai & Adeli 1984: 66; Modarres Awal 1997: 132; Borumand 2002: 45; Bílý 2006 a: 371; Bellamy 2008 c: 1384.

synonym: maschelii Kiesenwetter 1880: 130.

synonym: edithae Reitter 1890 d: 194.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1976: 634.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pistacia mutica , P. vera ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959); Pistacia mutica ( Farahbakhsh 1960) ; Pistacia sp., Amygdalus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Adeli 1972); Pistacia sp., branches ( Abai & Adeli 1984); pistachio ( Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. "Djebal Barez" ( Davatchi et al. 1959). Ilam ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Isfahan ( Davatchi et al. 1959), Kerman ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), central provinces ( Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Richter 1949; Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Syria ( Bílý 2006 a).

Anthaxia farah Bílý 1983 a: 66 ; 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1388; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010: 471; Baiocchi 2011: 6.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) Pistacia sp., ( Anacardiaceae ), Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Bílý 1983 a; Baiocchi 2011), Kerman, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983 a) Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia fariniger Kraatz in Heyden & Kraatz 1882: 314; Radjabi 1968: 70, 1976: 128 (as farinigera); Modarres Awal 1997: 133 (as farinigera); Borumand 2002: 45; Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1388. [subgenus Cratomerus ].

Immatures: Richter 1949: 203.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Almond, cherry ( Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Radjabi 1968, 1976; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Isfahan ( Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kordestan ( Borumand 2002), Tehran ( Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Zanjan ( Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. The records of host plants ( Modarres Awal 1997) are doubtful; larvae feed on Populus sp., Salix sp., and? Juglans sp. ( Richter 1949; Volkovitsh & Alexeev 1994). Record for Kordestan ( Borumand 2002) is also doubtful.

Anthaxia fedtschenkoi Semenov-Tian-Shankij 1896 b: 346; Davatchi et al. 1959: 247; Farahbakhsh 1960: 74 (as Cratomerus ); Bílý 1983 a: 58; Modarres Awal 1997: 135 (as Cratomerus ); Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1388; Sakenin et al. 2008: 33.

synonym: samarkandi Obenberger 1921: 95.

synonym: scheibei Théry 1936 c: 188.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Cherry and other fruit trees ( Rosaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997), Carpinus orientalis ( Corylaceae ) (Sakenin et al. 2008).

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997), Fars, Kerman ( Bílý 1983 a), Khorasan ( Davatchi et al. 1959), Semnan (Sakenin et al. 2008), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Note. Records for East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997) and Carpinus orientalis ( Corylaceae ) as a host plant (Sakenin et al. 2008) are doubtful.

Anthaxia flavicomes Abeille de Perrin 1900: 7; Radjabi 1974: 38; Bílý 1983 a: 70; 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1389.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1975: 9.

Distribution within Iran. Fars, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983 a), Lorestan ( Radjabi 1974), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia gedrosiana Bílý 1983 a: 61 ; 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1394; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010: 478, 2013: 382.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) reared from Calotropis procera ( Asclepiadaceae ) ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2013). Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan, Kerman ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2013), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Bílý 1983 a), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia hemichrysis Abeille de Perrin 1894: cccliii; Richter 1949: 119; Davatchi et al. 1959: 246 (as hemochrysis); Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Adeli 1972: 10; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Borumand 2002: 45; Bílý 2006 a: 379; Bellamy 2008 c: 1400; Sakenin et al. 2008: 34.

synonym: demaisoni Abeille de Perrin 1895 c: ccxxx.

[subgenus Melanthaxia , conradti species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Juniper ( Cupressaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Adeli 1972; Modarres Awal 1997); (?Adult) Diospyrus lotus ( Ebenaceae ) (Sakenin et al. 2008).

Distribution within Iran. Golestan ( Richter 1949; Sakenin et al. 2008; Borumand 2002), Northern provinces ( Modarres Awal 1997), Northern Iran ( Richter 1949; Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960), Iran (no locality cited) (Abeille de Perrin 1895 c, as demaisoni; Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkmenistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. The record for Diospyrus lotus ( Ebenaceae ) (Sakenin et al. 2008) is doubtful.

Anthaxia holoptera Obenberger 1914 a: 115 ; Bílý 2006 a: 371; Bellamy 2008 c: 1401. [subgenus Anthaxia , plicata species-group].

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

Anthaxia hungarica ( Scopoli) 1772 : 104 ( Mordella ); Radjabi 1968: 70; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Borumand 2002: 45; Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1402; Barimani et al. 2009: 66, 2010: 131. synonym: trochila ( Fabricius) 1777: 235 ( Buprestis ); Bílý 2006 a: 374.

synonym: cyanicornis ( Fabricius) 1781: 287 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: elegantula ( Schrank) 1781: 195 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: stephanellii ( Petagna) 1787: 23 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: femorata ( Villers) 1789: 338 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: exaltata ( Fabricius) 1798: 136 ( Buprestis ).

[subgenus Cratomerus ].

Immatures: Mulsant & Revelière 1860: 89; Perris 1877: 131, 134 (as cyanicornis); Molino-Olmedo 1998 a: 9; Bílý 1999: 25.

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 34.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Hard wood timbers used in furniture ( Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Golestan ( Radjabi 1968; Borumand 2002), Kerman ( Modarres Awal 1997), Mazandaran ( Barimani et al. 2009, 2010), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldavia, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia hungarica sitta Küster 1846: 24 ; Richter 1949: 192 (subspecies of Cratomerus hungaricus ); Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1405.

Distribution within Iran. Golestan, Guilan ( Richter 1949), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia hyrcana Kirsch in Kiesenwetter & Kirsch 1880: 133; Richter 1949: 142; Bílý 2006 a: 371; Bellamy 2008 c: 1406; Barimani et al. 2009: 66, 2010: 131.

synonym: semiusta Abeille de Perrin 1895 b: cxvii.

synonym: permira Reitter 1898: 120.

synonym: seminigra Théry 1925: 176 (variety of hirticollis).

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Golestan ( Kiesenwetter & Kirsch 1880; Richter 1949), Mazandaran ( Barimani et al. 2009, 2010), Northern Iran, "El Bourz: Talyche" ( Théry 1925, as hirticollis var. seminigra ; Richter 1949), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan ( Bílý 2006 a).

* Anthaxia iliensis Obenberger 1914 a: 115; Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1408; Ghahari et al. 2008: 638; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 42.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Elm, Ulmus campestris ( Ulmaceae ) ( Ghahari et al. 2008; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012). Distribution within Iran. Golestan ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012), Mazandaran ( Ghahari et al. 2008). Distribution outside Iran. China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Note. Most probably misidentification. This species absent in the regions adjacent to Iran. Larvae feed in Halimodendron ( Fabaceae ).

Anthaxia iranica ( Richter) 1949 : 212 ( Cratomerus ); Bílý 1983 a: 61; Borumand 2002: 46; Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1409.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Reared from Nerium indicum kotschii ( Apocynaceae ) ( Bílý 1983 a); pistachio ( Pistacia , Anacardiaceae ) ( Borumand 2002).

Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan ( Bílý 1983 a), Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Richter 1949; Bílý 1983 a; Borumand 2002), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Note. The record for Pistacia ( Borumand 2002) is doubtful.

Anthaxia iveta Svoboda 2003: 51 ; Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1411; Baiocchi 2015: 67. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Acacia sp. ( Fabaceae ), Ziziphus sp. ( Rhamnaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution within Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan ( Svoboda 2003), southern coastal area ( Baiocchi 2015); Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Pakistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia jenisi Bílý 2006 b: 32 ; Bellamy 2008 c: 1411.

[subgenus Anthaxia , candens species-group].

Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Bílý 2006 b), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia kalalae Baiocchi & Magnani 2010: 465 .

unavailable name: kalalae Obenberger (nomen nudum): Radjabi 1974: 38, 1976: 128; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Borumand 2002: 46; Bellamy 2008 c: 1350 (synonym of armeniaca ).

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pistacia sp. ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Borumand 2002; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010). Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Radjabi 1974, 1976; Modarres Awal 1997; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010), Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshahan ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2010), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Radjabi 1974; Borumand 2002; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010), Lorestan ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2010), Sistan & Baluchestan ( Borumand 2002; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010), Tehran, Yazd ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2010).

Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Turkey ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2010).

Note. This species was previously known under the name A. kalalae Obenberger (nomen nudum), it was described recently by Baiocchi & Magnani ( 2010); type series includes the paratype from Obenberger’s collection.

* Anthaxia kiesenwetteri Marseul 1865: 228; Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1413; Hadian et al. 2012: 1. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. On Quercus sp. ( Fagaceae ) ( Hadian et al. 2012).

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

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Macedonia, Romania, Syria, Turkey, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. The record for Semnan is doubtful, the occurrence of this species in Iran needs confirmation.

Anthaxia kollari Marseul 1865: 214 ; Richter 1949: 207; Bílý 2006 a: 376; Bellamy 2008 c: 1414. synonym: starkei Ganglbauer 1886: 87.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Ganglbauer 1886, as starkei; Richter 1949), Western Iran ( Richter 1949). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia krueperi Ganglbauer 1885: 319 ; Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1415; Baiocchi 2013: 473, 478. synonym: duo Semenov-Tian-Shanskij 1898: 599.

[subgenus Cratomerus ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Salix spp. ( Salicaceae ), Ulmus spp. ( Ulmaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013). Distribution within Iran. Tehran (Baiocchi 2013).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Georgia, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia lgockii Obenberger 1917 b: 38 ; Bílý 2006 a: 371; Bellamy 2008 c: 1417; Barimani et al. 2012: 192; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 42.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Astragalus anseanthus , A. gossypinus ( Fabaceae ) ( Barimani et al. 2012). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012), Mazandaran ( Barimani et al. 2012). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia lgockii talyshensis Bílý 1991: 123 (subspecies of lgockii ); 2006 a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1417. Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Azerbaijan ( Bílý 2006 a).

Anthaxia magnanii Baiocchi 2011: 1 .

[subgenus Anthaxia ]

Host plant(s) within Iran. Fraxinus rotundifolia , Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia magnifica Bílý 1983 a: 72 , 2006a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1420; Baiocchi 2013: 466. [subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) ex Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan (Baiocchi 2013), Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983 a), Tehran (Baiocchi 2013). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia manca ( Linnaeus) 1767 : 1067 ( Buprestis ); Richter 1949: 182 ( Cratomerus mancus ); Davatchi et al. 1959: 247 ( Cratomerus mancus ); Farahbakhsh 1960: 74 ( Cratomerus mancus ); Adeli 1972: 11 ( Cratomerus mancus ); Abai & Adeli 1984: 122 ( Cratomerus mancus ); Modarres Awal 1997: 135 ( Cratomerus mancus ); Bílý 2006 a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1421; Baiocchi 2013: 458.

synonym: bistriata ( Fabricius) 1775: 222 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: rubina (Geoffroy in Fourcroy) 1785: 33 ( Cucujus ).

[subgenus Anthaxia , manca species-group].

Immatures: Perris 1838: 303; Bílý 1975 b: 64, 1999: 25.

Biology/Bionomy: Richter 1949: 183; Bílý 2003: 35.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Ulmus sp., Populus sp. and fruit trees ( Adeli 1972); Populus sp. ( Salicaceae ), Robinia pseudoacacia ( Fabaceae ), Ulmus sp. ( Ulmaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Abai & Adeli 1984, sapwood); chestnut ( Castanea , Fagaceae ), elm, false acacia, poplar ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997, as Cratomerus mancus ). Distribution within Iran. Markazi ( Modarres Awal 1997), central provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984), northern Iran ( Richter 1949; Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Adeli 1972; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. According to Baiocchi ( 2013) all records for A. manca in Iran need confirmation.

Anthaxia mancatula Abeille de Perrin 1900: 5; Bílý 2006 a: 372 (ressurected from synonymy with manca ); Bellamy 2008 c: 1422; Baiocchi 2013: 473.

synonym: intermedia Obenberger 1913 c: 63 ; Richter 1949: 184 ( Cratomerus intermedius ); Davatchi et al. 1959: 246 ( Cratomerus intermedius ); Farahbakhsh 1960: 74 ( Cratomerus intermedius ); Adeli 1972: 11 ( Cratomerus intermedius ); Radjabi 1974: 38; Abai & Adeli 1984: 122 ( Cratomerus intermedius ); Modarres Awal 1997: 135 ( Cratomerus intermedius ); Borumand 2002: 46; Bílý 2006 a: 371; Bellamy 2008 c: 1409; Barimani et al. 2009: 66, 2010: 131; Baiocchi 2013: 473 (synonym of mancatula ).

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 70 (key) (as Cratomerus intermedius ).

Biology/Bionomy: Richter 1949 (as Cratomerus intermedius ); Baiocchi 2013.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Ulmus sp. ( Ulmaceae ), poirier ( Pyrus , Rosaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; as Cratomerus intermedius ); Ulmus sp., Populus sp. and fruit trees ( Adeli 1972; as Cratomerus intermedius ); elm, pear ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997, as Cratomerus intermedius ); Ulmus spp., sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984); (Larvae)? Salix ( Salicaceae ), Celtis sp., Ulmus sp., Zelkova sp. ( Ulmaceae ), Malus sp., Pyrus sp. ( Rosaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013).

Distribution within Iran. (all as C. intermedia ): East Azarbaijan, Markazi ( Modarres Awal 1997), Golestan ( Richter 1949), Mazandaran ( Radjabi 1974; Borumand 2002; Barimani et al. 2009, 2010), northern Iran ( Richter 1949; Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Adeli 1972; Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997); (as mancatula ): Golestan, Guilan, Isfahan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Tehran (Baiocchi 2013), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia mannaea Baiocchi 2011: 6 .

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Crataegus sp., Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia meda Baiocchi 2011: 10 .

[subgenus Cratomerus ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Prunus dulcis , Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan, West Azarbaijan, Zanjan ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

* Anthaxia medvedevorum ( Alexeev) 1978: 849 ( Cratomerus ); Bílý 2006 a: 377; Bellamy 2008 c: 1425. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Bílý & Volkovitsh 2005: 16 (diagnosis of Anthaxia ).

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkmenistan ( Bílý 2006 a).

Note. The records for Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in Bellamy ( 2008 c) are erroneous. This species is known only from the type locality (Grand Balkhan mountains in western Turkmenistan).

Anthaxia millefolii ( Fabricius) 1801 : 215 ( Buprestis ); Radjabi 1968: 70 (?var.); Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Bílý 2006 a: 377; Bellamy 2008 c: 1426.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 61 (as polychloros Abeille de Perrin 1894); Bílý 1999: 27.

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 36.

Distribution within Iran. Sistan & Baluchestan ( Radjabi 1968; Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia morgani Théry 1925: 81 , 175; Richter 1949: 158; Bílý 2006 a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1430; Baiocchi 2011: 6.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: Kouh-Hadjoudj" ( Théry 1925). Fars ( Baiocchi 2011), Western Iran ( Richter 1949), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Syria ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia muliebris Obenberger 1918 b: 22 (variety of fulgurans); Théry 1925: 81 (as fulgurans); Richter 1949: 163; Davatchi et al. 1959: 246; Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Bílý 2006 a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1432; Hadian et al. 2012: 2 (as rnuliebris [sic!]); Baiocchi 2015: 74.

[subgenus Anthaxia , dimidiata species-group].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 68 (key).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Almond ( Amygdalus ), apricot, peach ( Prunus spp., Rosaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997); (larva) Cotoneaster nummularia ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution within Iran. "Plateau persan occ.: de Zentjan à Ardebil" (as fulgurans) ( Théry 1925). East Azarbaijan, Markazi ( Modarres Awal 1997), Semnan ( Hadian et al. 2012), Zanjan ( Baiocchi 2015), northern Iran ( Richter 1949; Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia mundula Kiesenwetter 1857: 85 ; Richter 1949: 78; Bílý 2006 a: 377; Bellamy 2008 c: 1432. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Richter 1949).

Distribution outside Iran. Cyprus, Greece, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia mutica Arnoldi (nomen nudum): Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Abai & Adeli 1984: 66; Modarres Awal 1997: 133 ( muticae).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pistacia mutica ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960), Pistacia sp., branches ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Kerman ( Abai & Adeli 1984), northern provinces ( Farahbakhsh 1960). Note. Undescribed species, a single specimen from Kerman deposited in Zoological Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia).

Anthaxia naviauxi Bílý 1995: 50 , 2006a: 377; Bellamy 2008 c: 1433; Baiocchi 2015: 67 . [subgenus Haplanthaxia , schah species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. One adult beaten from Pistacia lentiscus L. ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution within Iran. Kerman ( Bílý 1995), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia olympica Kiesenwetter in Kiesenwetter & Kirsch 1880: 131; Bílý 2006 a: 377; Bellamy 2008 c: 1442; Ghahari et al. 2008: 638; Havaskary et al. 2012: 1; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 42. [subgenus Haplanthaxia , olympica species-group].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 69 (key); Bílý 1999: 27.

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 38.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Tree of Chastity ( Vitex sp., Lamiaceae ), Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) ( Simaroubaceae ) ( Ghahari et al. 2008).

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Ghahari et al. 2008; Havaskary et al. 2012), West Azarbaijan ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldavia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a).

Anthaxia parvula Baiocchi & Magnani 2006: 219 ; Bellamy 2008 c: 1445. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pistacia sp. ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2006). Distribution within Iran. Fars, Kerman, Lorestan ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2006), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia passerinii ( Pecchioli) 1837 : 446 ( Buprestis ); Davatchi et al. 1959: 246 (as passerini); Abai & Adeli 1984: 2 (as passerini); Modarres Awal 1997: 133 (as passerini); Bílý 2006 a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1445; Barimani et al. 2010: 131.

synonym: purpurea Abeille de Perrin, 1891: 262.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult) On different Rosaceae ( Davatchi et al. 1959) ; Cupressus sempervirens , Juniperus spp. ( Cupressaceae ), sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984); Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis , juniper ( Juniperus sp.), milk vetch ( Astragalus sp., Fabaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997).

Distribution within Iran. Mazandaran ( Barimani et al. 2010), northern provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984), Iran (no locality cited) ( Davatchi et al. 1959).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Slovenia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Note. Record for milk vetch in Modarres Awal ( 1997) most probably based on misidentification. This species is associated with conifers.

Anthaxia patsyae Baiocchi 2008: 323 .

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars (Baiocchi 2008), Iran (no locality cited) (Baiocchi 2008). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia permisa Abeille de Perrin 1904: 217; Richter 1949: 153; Bílý 2006 a: 372; Bellamy 2008 c: 1447. [subgenus Anthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari (Abeille de Perrin 1904; Richter 1949), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia platysoma Abeille de Perrin 1891: 261; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1449; Sakenin et al. 2008: 35. synonym: illustris Daniel 1903: 252 (variety of platysoma ).

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Fraxinus excelsior ( Oleaceae ) (Sakenin et al. 2008). Distribution within Iran. Tehran (Sakenin et al. 2008), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Syria, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia plicata Kiesenwetter 1859: 58 ; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1449. synonym: biimpressa Marseul 1865: 248.

synonym: magdalenae Fairmaire 1884 b: cxlv.

[subgenus Anthaxia , plicata species-group].

Immatures: Bílý 1999: 25.

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 38.

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) (as biimpressa) ( Richter 1949). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a).

* Anthaxia pochoni Herman 1969: 61; Bílý 1997 a: 32, 105, 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1450. [subgenus Cratomerus ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 1997 a, 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Pakistan ( Herman 1969).

Note. This species was described from "Zurghuz, Central Baluchistan, W. Pakistan "; records for Iran need confirmation.

Anthaxia puella Bílý 1980 b: 109 , 1983a: 70, 2006: 377; Bellamy 2008 c: 1455. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Bílý 1983 a).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkey ( Bílý 1980 b, 1983 a, 2006; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia roxana Bílý 1983 a: 69 , 2006a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1462; Bílý et al. 2011: 208. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult) Prosopis specigera , Acacia arabica , A. flava ( Fabaceae ) ( Bílý 1983 a); ((larva) Acacia sp. ( Bílý et al. 2011).

Distribution within Iran. Hormozgan, Sistan & Baluchestan ( Bílý 1983 a; Bílý et al. 2011), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Pakistan, UAE ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c; Bílý et al. 2011).

* Anthaxia rutilipennis Albeille de Perrin 1891: 263; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1464; Hadian et al. 2012: 2. synonym: fleischeri Obenberger 1925 b: 56.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. On Abies sp. ( Pinaceae ) ( Hadian et al. 2012). Distribution within Iran. Semnan ( Hadian et al. 2012).

Distribution outside Iran. Syria, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Note. The record for Semnan is probably a misidentification; this species may occur in Western Iran.

Anthaxia sagartiana Baiocchi & Magnani 2010: 475 , 2013: 383. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Isfahan, Yazd ( Baiocchi & Magnani 2010, 2013). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia salicis ( Fabricius) 1777 : 237 ( Buprestis ); Salavatian 1950: 10 (?variety of salicis ); Abai & Adeli 1984: 111; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1464.

synonym: croesus ( Villers) 1789: 339 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: amplexa Rey 1891 a: 4.

synonym: hirticollis Rey 1891 a: 5; Théry 1925: 81 (with varr. persica and s eminigra). [subgenus Anthaxia , salicis species-group].

Immatures: Bílý 1999: 25.

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 40.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Sorb-tree ( Sorbus , Rosaceae ) ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997). Distribution within Iran. Kermanshah ( Salavatian 1950, as salicis , var.?); Tehran and central and western provinces ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldavia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia; introduced: U.S.A. ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia salicis persica Théry 1925: 175 (variety of hirticollis); Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Radjabi 1968: 70; Adeli 1972: 10; Abai & Adeli 1984: 10, 86; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Borumand 2002: 46; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1466.

misidentification: cypraea: Richter 1949: 148 (not Abeille de Perrin 1900).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Willow ( Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ), Acer sp. ( Aceraceae ), Malus sp., Pyrus sp., Cydonia sp., Sorbus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Modarres Awal 1997); Salix sp., Acer sp. and fruit trees ( Adeli 1972); Acer sp., Pyrus sp., sapwood, bark ( Abai & Adeli 1984).

Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane, entre Tcham-i-Kaw et Le Sein-Merreh" ( Théry 1925). Alborz ( Farahbakhsh 1960), East Azarbaijan ( Modarres Awal 1997), Ilam ( Borumand 2002), Kermanshah ( Farahbakhsh 1960; Radjabi 1968; Adeli 1972), Markazi and other central provinces ( Modarres Awal 1997), Tehran ( Adeli 1972; Modarres Awal 1997), Western Iran (as cypraea) ( Richter 1949), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia schah Abeille de Perrin 1904: 215; Théry 1925: 81; Richter 1949: 165; Radjabi 1974: 38; Bílý 1983 a: 71; Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Borumand 2002: 46; Bílý 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1467; Baiocchi 2015: 63 . synonym: lokayi Obenberger 1925 a: 32.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia , schah species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Acer sp. ( Aceraceae ), Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ), Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution within Iran. "Chaldée persane: entre Tcham-i-Kaw et le Sein-Merreh" ( Théry 1925). Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari (Abeille de Perrin 1904; Richter 1949), Isfahan ( Radjabi 1974; Modarres Awal 1997; Borumand 2002), Kermanshah, Kordestan ( Baiocchi 2015), Khuzestan, Lorestan ( Bílý 1983 a; Baiocchi 2015), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Syria ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. According to Baiocchi ( 2015) A. schah sensu Radjabi ( 1974) and Borumand ( 2002) (not Abeille de Perrin 1904) are the misidentifications of A. ( H.) cadusiana Baiocchi, 2015 , so the occurrence of this species in Isfahan is doubtful.

* Anthaxia senicula ( Schrank) 1789: 85 ( Buprestis ); Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1471. synonym: aurulenta ( Fabricius) 1787: 182 ( Buprestis ) [homonym of aurulenta Linnaeus 1758]. synonym: deaurata ( Gmelin) 1790: 1934 ( Buprestis ); Modarres Awal 1997: 132. synonym: auricolor ( Herbst) 1801: 158 ( Buprestis ).

synonym: hanakii Küster 1851: 18.

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Immatures: Maslov 1966: 1654; Soldatova 1970: 61; Bílý 1975 a: 67.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pear ( Pyrus sp., Rosaceae ) ( Modarres Awal 1997, as deaurata). Distribution within Iran. Mazandaran ( Modarres Awal 1997, as deaurata).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Note. Probably misidentification of A. mancatula Abeille de Perrin (see above).

Anthaxia shirazensis Obenberger 1940 c: 167 ; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1475; Baiocchi 2015: 71. [subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Acer sp. ( Aceraceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015). Distribution within Iran. Fars ( Obenberger 1940 c), Kordestan, Lorestan ( Baiocchi 2015), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkey ( Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia simandli Baiocchi 2013: 462 .

[subgenus Anthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Adult) On Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013). Distribution within Iran. Lorestan (Baiocchi 2013). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia spinosa Abeille de Perrin 1900: 8; Richter 1949: 84; Bílý 2006 a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1477. synonym: anthochaera Obenberger 1913 d: 334.

unavailable name: anthochaera ab. shahrudensis Obenberger 1934 f: 176. [subgenus Anthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. " Persien " ( Obenberger 1913 d, as anthochaera). Isfahan ( Richter 1949), Semnan ( Obenberger 1934 f, as anthochaera ab. shahrudensis; Richter 1949), northern Iran ( Richter 1949), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Turkmenistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia sponsa Kiesenwetter 1857: 82 ; Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1478; Barimani et al. 2010: 131. synonym: divina Reiche 1850: 415.

[subgenus Cratomerus ].

Distribution within Iran. Mazandaran ( Barimani et al. 2010).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Romania, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia stateira Bílý 1983 a: 71 , 2006a: 373; Bellamy 2008 c: 1479. [subgenus Anthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Fars, Isfahan ( Bílý 1983 a), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia tractata Abeille de Perrin 1901: 8; Bílý 2006 a: 374; Bellamy 2008 c: 1485; Baiocchi 2011: 8. synonym: uniformis Abeille de Perrin 1900: 9 (preoccupied by uniformis Macleay 1888). synonym: araxana Jakobson 1913: 791 ( nomen novum for uniformis).

[subgenus Anthaxia , funerula species-group].

Immatures: Soldatova 1975: 7.

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) reared from the twigs of Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2011). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan ( Baiocchi 2011), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia truncata Abeille de Perrin 1900: 8; Bílý 1983 a: 71; Borumand 2002: 47; Bílý 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1486.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari ( Bílý 1983 a), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Borumand 2002), Mazandaran ( Bílý 1983 a), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Syria (Bílý 2006; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia turana Obenberger 1914 a: 115 ; Bílý 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1486. synonym: transcaspica Obenberger 1917 a: 56.

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Distribution within Iran. Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Turkmenistan, Tajikistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia turana chorasanica Bílý 1983 a: 61 (subspecies of turana ); Borumand 2002: 47 (subspecies of truncata ); Bílý 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1487.

Distribution within Iran. Khorasan ( Bílý 1983 a; Borumand 2002), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia umbellatarum ( Fabricius) 1787 : 183 ( Buprestis ); Davatchi 1958: 71; Bílý 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1487; Ghahari et al. 2008: 639; Havaskary et al. 2012: 1; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012: 43. synonym: inculta ( Germar) 1817 : 217 ( Buprestis ).

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Xambeu 1895: 84; Bílý 1999: 27.

Biology/Bionomy: Bílý 2003: 42.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Fig tree, Ficus carica ( Moraceae ) ( Ghahari et al. 2008); on Prunus domestica and Ulmus campestris ( Ghahari & Bellamy 2012) .

Distribution within Iran. East Azarbaijan ( Havaskary et al. 2012; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012), West Azarbaijan ( Ghahari et al. 2008; Ghahari & Bellamy 2012).

Distribution outside Iran. Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Malta, Macedonia, Moldavia, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia ursulae Niehuis 1989 a: 98 ; Bílý 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1489; Baiocchi 2013: 473. [subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Host plant(s) within Iran. (Larva) Salix ( Salicaceae ) (Baiocchi 2013).

Distribution within Iran. Tehran (Baiocchi 2013), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c). Distribution outside Iran. Iraq, Turkey ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Anthaxia wethloi Obenberger 1940 b: 115 ; Bílý 1983 a: 58; 2006 a: 378; Bellamy 2008 c: 1494; Baiocchi 2015: 64 . [subgenus Haplanthaxia , schah species-group].

Host plant(s) within Iran. Acer sp. ( Aceraceae ), Astragalus sp. ( Fabaceae ), Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ), Pistacia sp. ( Anacardiaceae ), Rosa sp., Prunus dulcis , P. a r ab i c a, Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ), Salix sp. ( Salicaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015).

Distribution within Iran. Bushehr ( Obenberger 1940 b), Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, Fars, Isfahan ( Baiocchi 2015), Kerman, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983 a; Baiocchi 2015), Yazd ( Baiocchi 2015), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Iraq ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c),? Syria ( Baiocchi 2015). Note. According to Baiocchi ( 2015) records for Armenia, Iraq, and Syria need confirmation.

Anthaxia winkleri Obenberger 1914 c: 255 ; Bílý 2006 a: 374 (subgenus Anthaxia ); Bellamy 2008 c: 1494 (subgenus Anthaxia ); Baiochii & Magnani 2008: 99; 2010: 474; Baiocchi 2011: 8 (as winkleri winkleri ). synonym: armeniaca Obenberger 1929 a: 123 ; Bílý 1983 a: 66; Abai & Adeli 1984: 1, 44; Modarres Awal 1997: 132 (as armenica and armenica armenica); Borumand 2002: 44; Bílý 2006 a: 375; Baiochii & Magnani 2008: 104 (synonym of winkleri ).

[subgenus Haplanthaxia ].

Immatures: Soldatova 1970: 70 (key) (as Cratomerus armeniacus ).

Host plant(s) within Iran. Cedar ( Cedrus sp., Pinaceae ) (as armenica), fig ( Ficus sp., Moraceae ) (as armenica armenica), sapwood ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997); (larva) Pistacia vera ( Anacardiaceae ) (as armeniaca ) ( Bílý 1983 a); Crataegus sp., Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) Baiocchi 2011: 8 (as winkleri winkleri ). Distribution within Iran. Kordestan ( Baiocchi 2011: 8, as winkleri winkleri ), Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad (as armenica), western provinces (as armenica armenica) ( Abai & Adeli 1984; Modarres Awal 1997), Tehran (as armeniaca ) ( Borumand 2002), South West Iran ( Bílý 1983 a, as armeniaca ).

Distribution outside Iran. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (as winkleri and armeniaca ) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Note. Records for cedar and fig in Abai & Adeli ( 1984) and Modarres Awal ( 1997) are probably based on misidentification.

Anthaxia winkleri farsica Bílý 1983 a: 59 (subspecies of armeniaca ); Borumand 2002: 44; Bílý 2006 a: 375 (subspecies of armeniaca ); Bellamy 2008 c: 1350 (subspecies of armeniaca ); Baiocchi & Magnani 2010: 474; Baiocchi 2015: 71.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Baiocchi 2015).

Distribution within Iran. Fars, Kerman, Kuhgiloyeh & Boyerahmad ( Bílý 1983 a; Borumand 2002, as subspecies of armeniaca ), Lorestan ( Baiocchi 2015), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a). Distribution outside Iran. None recorded.

Anthaxia winkleri judinae Stepanov 1954: 1309 (as species); Davatchi 1958: 70; Davatchi et al. 1959: 246 (as judina); Farahbakhsh 1960: 72; Adeli 1972: 10; Bílý 1983 a: 66 (subspecies of armeniaca ); Modarres Awal 1997: 133; Bílý 2006 a: 375 (subspecies of armeniaca ); Bellamy 2008 c: 1350 (subspecies of armeniaca ); Baiocchi & Magnani 2010: 471.

Host plant(s) within Iran. Pistacia vera ( Anacardiaceae ) ( Davatchi et al. 1959; Farahbakhsh 1960; Adeli 1972); pistachio ( Modarres Awal 1997), Pistacia sp. ( Adeli 1972; Baiocchi & Magnani 2010).

Distribution within Iran. Khorasan ( Adeli 1972; Modarres Awal 1997), Qazvin ( Davatchi et al. 1959), Zanjan ( Modarres Awal 1997), Iran (no locality cited) ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).

Distribution outside Iran. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Bílý 2006 a; Bellamy 2008 c).