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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Main Author: S.V. Kazantsev
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Language:English
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2025-01-01
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-45b09975bf844fb2a0b2de5a2da7cd322025-01-23T16:56:55ZengSouthern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institutionКавказский энтомологический бюллетень1814-33262713-17852025-01-0121191310.5281/zenodo.14720673Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from GeorgiaS.V. Kazantsev0Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Afairs of Russia; 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 areahttps://ceb.ssc-ras.ru/uploads/files/2025/01/23/21(1)_2_Kazantsev.pdfcoleopteracantharidaemalthininaemalthinusnew specieskeycaucasuspalaearctic region
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Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
coleoptera
cantharidae
malthininae
malthinus
new species
key
caucasus
palaearctic region
title Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
title_full Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
title_fullStr Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
title_full_unstemmed Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
title_short Two new species of Malthinus Latreille, 1805 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Georgia
title_sort two new species of malthinus latreille 1805 coleoptera cantharidae from georgia
topic coleoptera
cantharidae
malthininae
malthinus
new species
key
caucasus
palaearctic region
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