New and well-forgotten: DNA-assisted records of two beetle (Insecta, Coleoptera) species new for the fauna of Georgia with an update on the distribution of some other little studied taxa

Authors: Japarashvili, Shota Country: Georgia DOI: 10.3897/caucasiana.2.e98998 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: Caucasiana OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Biodiversity · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

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First records of two species of beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera), namely Pocadius adustus Reitter, 1888 (Nitidulidae) and Byrrhus pustulatus (Forster, 1770) (Byrrhidae) are given for Georgia. In addition, an update on the occurrences of Necrobia violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cleridae), Coelostoma orbiculare (Fabricius, 1775) (Hydrophilidae) and Lycoperdina succincta (Linnaeus, 1767) (Endomychidae) are also presented based on the specimens collected in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, determined by morphological and mtDNA barcoding methods.

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