Ground and tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Kerman and Khorasan provinces of Iran.

As a result of a faunistic survey on Ground and tiger beetles which conducted mainly in agroecosystems in different localities of Kerman, Razavi and North Khorasan provinces of Iran, a total of 23 species were identified. Among them, 3 species, namely Nebria xanthacra Chaudoir, Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean), and Poecilus nitens (Chaudoir) are recorded for the first time in Iran. 21 species are new records for Kerman province. Also, 2 species are new for fauna of Khorasan provinces. Data regarding abundance, provincial and geographical distribution of reported species in this study are presented.