title: Two new species of Microcosmodes Strand (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Panagaenini) from Oman and Iran.
abstract: Two new species of the genus Microcosmodes Strand, M. arabicus from Oman and M. persicus from Iran, are described, compared with related taxa, and their affinities are discussed. The species are very similar and belong to the same species group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká 1176, CZ-165 21 Prague 6, Czech Republic.; Email: hackel@uvn.cz.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Häckel
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection College of Agriculture, University of Razi P. O. Box 6715685438 Kermanshah-Iran.; Email: azadbakhsh@live.com.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azadbakhsh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009850:Oman; D013045:Species Specificity