First record of the genus Sphenoraia Clark, 1865 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Russia
Sergeev M.E. 1
Year: 2026, Number: 561, Pages: 8-12
The leaf beetles of the genus Sphenoraia Clark, 1865 and Sph. intermedia Jacoby, 1886 are newly recorded from Russia. A series of specimens was collected on the Khanka Lake shore (Primorsky Krai, Russian Far East). The diagnosis of Sphenoraia and redescription of Sph. intermedia are given. The distribution of the Sphenoraia species is discussed.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.561.2
Keywords: leaf beetles, Galerucinae, Hylaspini, fauna, new record, Russian Far East,
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