Unexpected finding of rare and little known leaf beetle Chrysolina levi (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in West Siberia
Author(s) -
Yu. E. Mikhailov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta biologica sibirica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2412-1908
DOI - 10.3897/abs.6.e58639
Subject(s) - subgenus , biology , botany , holotype , taxonomy (biology)
The first record of rare and little known leaf beetle Chrysolina levi Okhrimenko, 1990 was registered in the Omsk region (West Siberia). Redescription of male is given because holotype was collected dead and damaged, lacking legs, antennae, head and pronotum. Position of Chrysolina levi inside subgenus Chalcoidea is discussed, its distribution area in Scythian steppe region is now considered as Taman’– Irtysh instead of Pontic.
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