Eight new and little-known leaf-beetles species (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae & Chrysomelidae) for the Kaliningrad region
Journal Title: Baltic Journal of Coleopterology - Year 2009, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper contains faunistic data on 7 little-known species of Chrysomelidae and 1 species of Megalopodidae, collected between 1998 and 2008 on the territory of the Kaliningrad region, western Russia. Three species, Oulema duftschmidi (Redtenbacher, 1874), Cryptocephalus quadripustulatus Gyllenhal, 1813 and Phyllotreta dilatata Thomson, 1866 are reported for the first time from the region. The figures of the aedeagus with flagellum of Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758) and O. duftschmidi (Redtenbacher, 1874) are presented.
Authors and Affiliations
Andris Bukejs, Vitaly I. Alekseev
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