title: An annotated checklist of click-beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from Iran.
abstract: The fauna of Iranian Elateridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) is summarized in this paper. In total 245 species from 58 genera and 7 subfamilies Agrypninae Candèze (13 genera, 36 species), Cardiophorinae Candèze (4 genera, 55 species), Cebrioninae Latreille (2 genera, 6 species), Dendrometrinae Gistel (13 genera, 28 species), Elaterinae Leach (23 genera, 104 species), Lissominae Laporte (1 genus, 1 species) and Negastriinae Nakane & Kishii (2 genera, 15 species) are listed in literature as the fauna of Iran. Totally 74 species are endemic to Iran.
authors.affiliation: via Molino Vecchio, 21a, I 47043 Gatteo (FC) Italy.; Email: pinoplatia-@teletu.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Platia
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar - e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.; Email: hghahari@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghahari
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D057189:Checklist; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran