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 668F3A35-3E6E-40F3-9F06-356EEB50E45F Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, CZ- 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic. bezdek@mendelu.cz text European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 2018-12-04 481 1 37 journal article 22177 10.5852/ejt.2018.481 66710da6-058b-423f-ad8b-712a66ae63ec 3825315 DED86A3A-76F3-499A-A655-3B9B2A5EF345 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 .