The first record of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera, Cucujiformia, Tenebrionoidea) family in Georgia

Tukazban Iskandarova; Shota Japarashvili; Natalia Bulbulashvili; Armen Seropian

doi:10.3897/caucasiana.3.e115578

Caucasiana (Mar 2024)

The first record of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera, Cucujiformia, Tenebrionoidea) family in Georgia

Tukazban Iskandarova,
Shota Japarashvili,
Natalia Bulbulashvili,
Armen Seropian

Affiliations

Tukazban Iskandarova: Ilia State University
Shota Japarashvili: Ilia State University
Natalia Bulbulashvili: Unaffiliated
Armen Seropian: Ilia State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e115578
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3
pp. 19 – 23

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The Ripiphoridae family is reported from Georgia for the first time, based on the collected specimens of Macrosiagon bimaculata (Fabricius, 1787), Ptilophorus dufouri (Latreille, 1817), and Ripiphorus subdipterus (Bosc d'Antic, 1792). Collection data, along with photographs of the preserved specimens, are provided.

Published in Caucasiana

ISSN: 2667-9809 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://caucasiana.pensoft.net/

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