Annotated check-list of Malachiidae beetles of the Zakarpattia Region, Ukraine
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https://doi.org/10.24144/1998-6475.2018.44.22-28Keywords:
Malachiidae, beetles, fauna, Zakarpattia, Transcarpathia, Ukraine.Abstract
checklist of beetles of the Malachiidae family (Coleoptera) is given for the Zakarpattia Region (the Transcarpathia) of Ukraine. Twenty-eight species from twelve genera (subfamily Malachiinae) are listed in the fauna of the regional fauna. Of these species, two (Ebaeus ater Kiesenwetter, 1863 and Anthocomus fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)) are new records for the region. One genus, Clanoptilus, with 7 species is the most diverse. Largest number of malachiid-beetles species is found on the Transcarpathian Lowland – 23 species.
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