Description of a new Pygopleurus species (Col.: Glaphyridae), with a list of recorded species of the genera Pygopleurus and Eulasia from Iran

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A new species of the family Glaphyridae, Pygopleurus deuvei sp. n., is described from Iran and compared with its closely-related species. This species was collected during a joint expedition conducted by Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN) and Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Iran in June 2002. Moreover, a list of the Iranian species of the genera Pygopleurus Motschulsky and Eulasia Truqui is provided.

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