Annotated Catalogue of the Superfamily Dascilloidea (Coleoptera: Elateriformia) of Iran

The fauna of Iranian Dascillidae and Rhipiceridae (Coleoptera: Dascilloidea) is summarized in this paper. In total, 6 species of Dascillidae from 2 genera, Dascillus Latreille, 1797 (1 species) and KarumiaEscalera, 1913 (5 species), and 2 species of Rhipiceridae from the genus Arrhaphipterus Schaum, 1862 are listed.The lectotype of K. estaphilinoidesEscalera, 1913 is to be considered the holotype.