A review of the subgenus Mesolethrus Nikolajev, 2003 of the genus Lethrus Scopoli, 1777 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Lethrinae) with description of a new species


Shapovalov A.M. Bagaturov M.F.
2023Magnolia Press

Zootaxa
2023#5351Issue 4435 - 452 pp.

A review of the subgenus Mesolethrus Nikolajev, 2003, with diagnostic characters, distribution data and a key to the species is provided. Lethrus (Mesolethrus) dyoniniA. Shapovalov & Bagaturov, new species, is described from Uzbekistan (Tashkent Region). Lethrus (Mesolethrus) shakhristanicus Nikolajev, 2003 is recorded for the first time from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Previous records of L. (M.) inermis Reitter, 1866 from Kyrgyzstan are considered erroneous. Copyright

Coleoptera , Geotrupidae , Hissar-Alai , Lethrinae , Lethrus , Mesolethrus , Middle Asia , new species , Palaearctic region , Scarabaeoidea , taxonomy , Tien-Shan

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Athens Institute for Education & Research
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature

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