First record of Cis Chinensis (Coleoptera: Ciidae) from Iran
Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods
S. Amini
1
(Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural resources, University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran)
H. Sheikhnejad
2
(Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran)
R. Hosseini
3
(Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Iran)
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Abstract :
Family of Ciidae is small beetle that grows in the fruiting bodies of the fungus. During investigation in 2012 species Cis chinensis Lawrence1991, of the genus Cis (Coleoptera: Ciidae) was collected from Guilan Province, and was recorded for the first time from Iran fauna. This species is belonging to Ciidae family (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea).
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