Acanthocnemidae (Coleoptera), a family of beetles new to Russia

Ya.N. Kovalenko

Abstract. Acanthocnemus nigricans (Hope, 1843), a single recent representative of the beetle family Acanthocnemidae, is reported from Russia for the first time. Distribution, probable ways of dispersion and the published data on the biology of A. nigricans are discussed.
Key words: Coleoptera, Acanthocnemidae, Acanthocnemus, fauna, Russia

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2011, 20(1): 71-73  ▪  Published in print 28 July 2011


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2011.20.1.71  ▪  Open full article  

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