First record of the assassin bugs Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) in Uzbekistan

This study was conducted in Tashkent in 2022 – 2023. As a result of this study, the species Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857, was discovered for the first time for the fauna of Uzbekistan. Zulus renardii is an invasive species that has recently been actively spreading in new territories for it. Most li...

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Main Authors: Dilshod M. Musaev, Askar G. Akhmedov, Gulnara S. Mirzaeva, Bakhtiyor R. Kholmatov, Makhset Zh. Medetov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2023
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8105295
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Summary:This study was conducted in Tashkent in 2022 – 2023. As a result of this study, the species Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857, was discovered for the first time for the fauna of Uzbekistan. Zulus renardii is an invasive species that has recently been actively spreading in new territories for it. Most likely, the samples we found were imported to Uzbekistan from Turkey.