The occurrence of the genus Calydus Reitter, 1896 (Coleoptera, Meloidae) in Afghanistan with the description of a new species

Andrey M Shapovalov; Yuriy E Skrylnyk

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5264.1.9

The occurrence of the genus Calydus Reitter, 1896 (Coleoptera, Meloidae) in Afghanistan with the description of a new species

Zootaxa. 2023 Apr 12;5264(1):129-136. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.1.9.

Authors

Andrey M Shapovalov¹, Yuriy E Skrylnyk²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Zoology RK; 93 Al-Farabi Str.; 050060; Almaty; Kazakhstan.. andrej-shapovalov@yandex.ru.
² Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration named after G.M. Vysotsky; Pushkinska str. 86; 61024; Kharkiv.. yuriy.skrylnik@gmail.com.

PMID: 37044958
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.1.9

Abstract

Calydus yaroslavi new species is described from Central Afghanistan, Bamian Province, Bande-Amir National Park. The genus Calydus Reitter, 1896 is recorded for Afghanistan for the first time.

MeSH terms

Afghanistan
Animals
Coleoptera*
Parks, Recreational