Unexpected finding of rare and little known leaf beetle Chrysolina levi (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in West Siberia

The first record of rare and little known leaf beetle Chrysolina levi Okhrimenko, 1990 was registered in the Omsk region (West Siberia). Redescription of male is given because holotype was collected dead and damaged, lacking legs, antennae, head and pronotum. Position of Chrysolina levi inside subge...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Author: Mikhailov, Yuri E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
Subjects:
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Chrysomeloidea
Chrysomelidae
Chrysolina
Cephalornis
Coelenterata
Bilateria
Nephrozoa
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Circumscriptional names of the taxon under
Notchia
Carbotriplurida
Boltonocostidae
Circumscriptional names
Pterygota
Pharotarsus
Baromiamima
Phytophaga
Oxypeltidae
Galeruca lobata
Cystocnemis
Gonioctenini
Chrysolina haemoptera
Chrysolina levi redescription Omsk region Siberia
Sibirica
Siberia
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/4280330
https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e58639
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Summary:The first record of rare and little known leaf beetle Chrysolina levi Okhrimenko, 1990 was registered in the Omsk region (West Siberia). Redescription of male is given because holotype was collected dead and damaged, lacking legs, antennae, head and pronotum. Position of Chrysolina levi inside subgenus Chalcoidea is discussed, its distribution area in Scythian steppe region is now considered as Taman'–Irtysh instead of Pontic.

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