Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
Two new species of soldier beetles of the genus Malthinus Latreille, 1805, M. meskhetinus sp. n. and M. mitarbiensis sp. n., are described from the Mitarbi valley in the Meskheti Mountains, Georgia. The total number of Malthinus species registered in Georgia is thus raised to ten, three of them be...
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| Language: | English |
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Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень |
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| Online Access: | https://ceb.ssc-ras.ru/uploads/files/2025/01/23/21(1)_2_Kazantsev.pdf |
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| Summary: | Two new species of soldier beetles of the genus Malthinus Latreille, 1805, M. meskhetinus sp. n. and M. mitarbiensis sp. n., are described from the Mitarbi valley in the Meskheti Mountains, Georgia. The total number of Malthinus species registered in Georgia is thus raised to ten, three of them being endemic to the country. Malthinus turcicus Pic, 1899 is for the first time recorded from Georgia, with its aedeagus illustrated by photographs for the first time. Provided is an identifcation key to the Malthinus facialis Tomson, 1864 species group of the area |
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| ISSN: | 1814-3326 2713-1785 |