Report of two bark beetles species of the family Scolytidae in imported wood from Russia

Low forest cover and the neccessity to protect and conserve, could not afford to harvest and supply wood for associated sectors in the country. Thus to meet the growing demand for various wooden materials, it seems inevitable to import wood from abroad. Wood inported from Russia is mainly conducted through Anzali and Astara harbours in Guilan and Nowshahr and Amir-Abad in Mazandaran provinces. Quarantine pests and diseases conveyed to Iran is one of the prime concerns in the context of timber trade. In the period 2007-2009 a research project was conducted to investingate timber-imported pests and diseases in the aforementioned harbours. In this project a number of bark beetles of Scolytidae family were collected on imported timber. Two species were identified as Pityogenes chalcographus (Linnaeus, 1761) and Hylurgops palliatus (Gyllenhal, 1813) by Ake Lindelow in Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agriculture science. These two species are new for fauna of Iran.the specimens are maintained in Arthropod Museum of Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands.