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

oleh: Shota Japarashvili, Natalia Bulbulashvili, Armen Seropian, Tinatin Chkhartishvili, Giorgi Iankoshvili, Beka Chitadze, Sopio Balkhamishvili, Eka Arsenashvili, Mariami Todua, Aleksi Memishishi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Pensoft Publishers 2023-04-01

Deskripsi

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.