First report of six carabid species from Pterostichinae and Scaritinae subfamilies in Guilan province

The Carabidae beetles with high predatory ability are one of the most important natural enemies to reduce pest populations. A study was carried out for collection and identification of Pterostichinae and Scaritinae subfamilies (Coleptera: Carabidae) in Guilan province, Northern Iran during 2012. In total 6 species belonging to 4 genera and 4 tribes were identified which all of them are as new records for the studied area. The list of identified species is as follow: Subfamily: Pterostichinae (Bonelli, 1810) Tribe: Pterostichini (Bonelli, 1810) 1.Pterostichus elongatus (Duftschmid, 1812) Tribe: Platynini (Bonelli, 1810) 2.Agonum angustatum (Dejean, 1928) Subfamily: Scaritinae (Bonelli, 1810) Tribe: Scaritini (Bonelli, 1810) 3.Scarites planus (Bonelli, 1813) 4.Scarites (Parallelomorphus) terricola (Bonelli, 1813) 5.Scarites procerus eurytus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) Tribe: Clivinini (Rafinasque, 1815) 6.Clivina laevifrons (Chaudoi,. 1842)