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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 3: 18 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.3.4
Page range: 490-508
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A supplement to the Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) faunas of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan

Department of Forest Protection; Forest Research Institute; Sękocin Stary; 3 Braci Leśnej St.; 05–090 Raszyn; Poland
Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies; Mendel University in Brno; Zemědělská 1665/1; 613 00 Brno; Czechia
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences; Czech University of Life Sciences; Kamýcká 129; 165 00 Praha 6 – Suchdol; Czechia
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences; Czech University of Life Sciences; Kamýcká 129; 165 00 Praha 6 – Suchdol; Czechia
Nadleśnictwo Kluczbork; Mickiewicza 8; 46-200 Kluczbork; Poland
Dolna 15/3; 19-2000 Grajewo; Poland
Department of Forests Entomology and Pathology; Poznań University of Life Sciences; Wojska Polskiego 71C; 60–625 Poznań; Poland
Department of Forests Entomology and Pathology; Poznań University of Life Sciences; Wojska Polskiego 71C; 60–625 Poznań; Poland
Department of Forest Protection Service; Forestry and Game Management Research Institute; Jíloviště – Strnady; CZ-252 02; Czechia
Coleoptera Curculionoidea Caucasus Central Asia new records checklist pheromone traps

Abstract

Bark beetles and pinhole borers of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan were surveyed between 2003 to 2025. Specimens were collected using pheromone traps baited with Acuwit, IAC Ecolure, Sexowit, Tomowit, and ethanol; 0.5-m-long logs exposed for bark beetle colonisation; direct hand collecting in the field; searches for potential feeding substrates; and rearing from infested host material. We present 51 faunistic records of bark beetles and pinhole borers, comprising 44 species from Georgia and seven from Kyrgyzstan. One taxon is newly recorded from Georgia: Pityophthorus pityographus cribratus. Finally, we provide complete checklists of bark beetles and pinhole borers recorded from Georgia (98 species) and Kyrgyzstan (34 species).

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How to Cite

Plewa, R., Fiala, T., Resnerová, K., Holuša, J., Królik, R., Mendzikowski, J., Witkowski, R., Mazur, A. & Knížek, M. (2026) A supplement to the Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) faunas of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. Zootaxa, 5810 (3), 490–508. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.3.4