%0 Journal Article
%T Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected in Iranian rice fields and surrounding grasslands
%A Hassan Ghahari
%A Marek Bunalski
%A Mehrdad Tabari
%A Hadi Ostovan
%J Polish Journal of Entomology / Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne
%D 2011
%I 
%R 10.2478/v10200-011-0034-z
%X Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) comprise a group of species that are present in almost all agro-ecosystems. The fauna of these insects was studied in Iranian rice fields and surrounding grasslands from 2000 to 2005. A total of 18 species from 14 genera (Aphodius, Pleurophorus, Tropinota, Protaetia, Valgus, Amphimallon, Aplidia, Holochelus, Polyphylla, Chaetopteroplia, Asiopertha, Onthophagus, Scarabaeus, Paroniticellus) and 6 subfamilies (Aphodiinae, Cetoniinae, Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Coprinae) were collected. Of these, 9 species are new records for Iran.
%K Scarabaeidae
%K rice fields
%K entomofauna
%K new records
%K Iran
%U http://versita.metapress.com/content/h3221kw1m0357m41/?p=a43632a583df417daa9b9a660f76093c&pi=5