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Discovery of Synuchus congruus (Morawitz, 1862) (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini) in Europe

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  • 1. Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Biological Resources, Minsk, Belarus
  • 2. Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia
  • 3. Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Słupsk, Poland

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The eastern Palearctic carabid beetle Synuchus congruus (Morawitz, 1862) is recorded from Belarus, Latvia, and Poland. Images of habitus, morphological features, and aedeagi, as well as an updated key to the Synuchus species of Europe, are provided.

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Publication: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1956.tb01274.x (DOI)
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