A review of the genera Diastictus Mulsant, 1842, Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842, Platytomus Mulsant, 1842 and Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1955 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Psammodiini) of Russia and adjacent territories

The review of the genera Diastictus Mulsant, 1842, Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842, Platytomus Mulsant, 1842 and Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1955 of Russia and the adjacent countries is given. Distribution and characteristic features of 10 species are given. New synonymy is established: Platytomus tibi...

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Main Author: I.V. Shokhin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2006-07-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
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Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7_IV%20Shokhin.pdf
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Summary:The review of the genera Diastictus Mulsant, 1842, Pleurophorus Mulsant, 1842, Platytomus Mulsant, 1842 and Pararhyssemus Balthasar, 1955 of Russia and the adjacent countries is given. Distribution and characteristic features of 10 species are given. New synonymy is established: Platytomus tibialis (Fabricius, 1798) = Pleurophorus laevistriatus jailensis Apostolov et Maltzev, 1986, syn. n. Pleurophorus arabicus Pittino, Mariani, 1986 is recorded as new for the fauna of Russia, Pararhyssemus coluber (Mayet, 1887) – as new for the fauna of Middle Asia
ISSN:1814-3326
1814-3326