<strong><em>Margaiostus sundukovi</em> sp. nov., the first record of the genus in the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Elateridae)</strong>

ALEXANDER S. PROSVIROV

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.8

Issue: Vol. 3980 No. 3: 30 Jun. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-06-30

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.3.8

Page range: 442–446

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Margaiostus sundukovi sp. nov., the first record of the genus in the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

ALEXANDER S. PROSVIROV⁺⁻

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1/12, Moscow, 119992, Russia.

Coleoptera Elateridae Hypnoidini new species new records Palaearctic region Russia Far East click beetles

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Abstract

The genus Margaiostus Stibick, 1978, previously known from North and South America, is recorded for the first time in the fauna of the Palaearctic region. M. sundukovi sp. nov. is described from the Far East of Russia. The position of this species within the genus and the distribution of Margaiostus are discussed.