DARKLING BEETLES OF THE SUBFAMILY PIMELIINAE (COLEOPTERA, TENEBRIONIDAE) IN IRAQ: AN ANNOTATED WITH UPDATED CHECKLIST

Hanaa H. Al Saffar; Razzaq Shalan Augul; Fatima H. B. Muarid

doi:10.26842/binhm.7.2025.18.4.0997

Authors

Hanaa H. Al Saffar Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Razzaq Shalan Augul Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Fatima H. B. Muarid Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2025.18.4.0997

Keywords:

Adelostoma, Darkling beetles, Iraq, Pimeliini, Tenebrioniformes.

Abstract

Recent changes in the subfamily Pimeliinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionida), including updates at the generic and species levels, are summarized till this study is completed . According to the previous literature and museum collections of the Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, a revised and current list of 18 recognized genera and 44 species, organized into 10 tribes, is provided for the fauna of Iraq. The importance of this study is that it is the first updated list for the Pimeliinae subfamily for the entomofauna of Iraq.