TY - JOUR AU - JABBAR, Hussein Ali AU - HASSAN, Kadhim Saleh AU - ALMANSOUR , Nasir Abd-Ali PY - 2022/06/05 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Diversity of the genus Bledius (Staphylinidae: Coleoptera) in Basrah Province, Iraq JF - Iranian Journal of Ichthyology JA - Iran. J. Ichthyol. VL - 9 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ijichthyol.org/index.php/iji/article/view/844 SP - 449-457 AB - <p>This study aimed to enlist the species of the genus <em>Bledius</em> in Basrah Province, Iraq. The results showed the presence of two groups of the <em>Bledius</em> genus, including <em>Gigantulus</em> and <em>Kochi</em>. In total seven species belong to the genus <em>Bledius, </em>viz.<em> B. limicola</em>, <em>B. hoplites</em>, <em>B.</em>&nbsp;(<em>gigantulus) </em>sp.n<em>., B. spectabilis, B. (kochi) </em>sp.n<em>., B. hinnulus, </em>and<em> B. bicornis </em>were collected from Basrah Province, South of Iraq. Description of the main morphological characters of males was provided along with their illustrations and identification key.</p> ER -