On the fauna of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Iran, with additional notes on the variability and identity ofOmophron(s.str.)rotundatumChaudoir, 1852

The paper presents faunistic results for 50 species of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from different provinces of Iran. Poecilus (s.str.) festivus (Chaudoir, 1868) and Bembidion (Ocydromus) hiekei Muller-Motzfeld, 1986 are reported from Iran for the first time. The variability of Omophron (s.str.) rotundatum Chaudoir, 1852 in a population from South Iran is discussed.