DARKLING BEETLES OF THE SUBFAMILY PIMELIINAE (COLEOPTERA, TENEBRIONIDAE) IN IRAQ: AN ANNOTATED WITH UPDATED CHECKLIST
Adelostoma
Darkling beetles
Iraq
Pimeliini
Tenebrioniformes.
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.