title: Checklist of the Iranian Ground Beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae).
abstract: An up-to-date checklist of the ground beetles of Iran is presented. Altogether 955 species and subspecies in 155 genera belonging to 26 subfamilies of Carabidae are reported; 25 taxa are recorded for Iran for the fist time. New localities are listed and some previous distributional records are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection of Tehran University, Karaj. Iran; Email: Azadbakhsh@live.com.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azadbakhsh
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection of Tehran University, Karaj. Iran; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jamasb
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nozari
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D057189:Checklist; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size