Contribution to the knowledge of the Clytrini of the Eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and the Arabian Peninsula, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae)
Author
Bezděk, Jan
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Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, CZ- 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
bezdek@mendelu.cz
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-12-04
481
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2018.481
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Smaragdina xanthaspis
(Germar, 1824)
Material examined
SYRIA
: 1 ♁,
1 ♀
,
10 km
SSW of
Masyaf
,
2–3 Jun. 2009
,
F. Houška
leg. (
JBCB
).
Distribution
Widely distributed in Europe,
Turkey
, Caucasus and Near East (
Regalin & Medvedev 2010b
). Confirmed occurrence in
Syria
.
Fig. 13.
Tituboea nevoi
Lopatin & Chikatunov, 2001
.
A–C
. Holotype, ♁, 6.2 mm (TAU).
A
. Dorsal view.
B
. Frontal view.
C
. Labels.
D
. ♁, 6.3 mm, Libya (JBCB).
Comments
Although
Smaragdina xanthaspis
is listed from
Syria
in some publications (e.g.,
Lopatin
et al.
2003
;
Regalin & Medvedev 2010b
), I do not know any concrete published specimens. The above mentioned specimens confirm the occurrence in
Syria
.