A new subgenus and species of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Azerbaijan, with faunistic notes on adjacent countries
Author
Romantsov, Pavel V.
0000-0002-8784-8842
Russian Entomological Society, Krasnoputilovskaya ul. 105 - 9, St. Petersburg 196240 Russia.
Author
Moseyko, Alexey G.
0000-0002-9023-709X
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia. chrysolesha @ mail. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9023 - 709 X
chrysolesha@mail.ru
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-09-21
4853
1
139
145
journal article
8456
10.11646/zootaxa.4853.1.10
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1175-5326
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Trichochrysea arnoldii
(L.
Medvedev, 1957
)
Material examined.
“
Kazakhstan
, /
Jambyl Region
/
Moiynkum District
/
6.9 km
NW Mynaral Vill.
/
22.05.2019
/ leg.
T
. Sergienko”,
1 ♀
(
ZIN
)
Distribution.
Kyrgyzstan
(
Moseyko & Sprecher-Uebersax, 2010
),
Kazakhstan
(new record).
This species occurs in mountainous
Kyrgyzstan
and feeds on cherries (
Prunus
spp.) (L.
Medvedev, 1957
). This finding was unexpected in plain semi-desert part of
Kazakhstan
. It may be an anthropogenic introduction.