Published September 30, 2021 | Version v1
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Confirmation of the discovery of the narrow-winged jewel beetle Agrilus guerini Lacordaire, 1835 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in Western Ukraine.

  • 1. General Educational School I-III dgr. Pischa, Volynian Reg.,, Ukraine
  • 2. State Museum of Natural History National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Lviv

Description

The rare species Agrilus guerini Lacordaire, 1835 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) was first found in the Shatsk National Nature Park (ShNNP, Volyn Region, Ukraine). This is the first record of this species in almost 150 years in the West of Ukraine. Data on its bionomics, as well as morphological differences from the closely related species A. ater (Linnaeus, 1767) are provided. It is proposed to include A. guerini in the regional list of rare species of Volyn Region and ShNNP.

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