Psammodius (Rhyssemus) germanus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Bezborodov, V. G. & Rogatnykh, D. Yu., 2006, First Record Of Psammodius Germanus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) From The Russian Far East, Far Eastern Entomologist 166, pp. 16-16 : 16

Psammodius (Rhyssemus) germanus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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MATERIAL. Russia: Amurskaya oblast, Blagoveshchensk, left bank of Amur River , pitfall traps, 23.VII 2006, 2 specimens (D. Rogatnykh) .

DISTRIBUTION. Russian Far East (new record). – Palearctic Region (except north part), Mongolia, North China, introduced in North America [2, 3] and Indonesia [4].

1. Berlov, E.Ya. 1989. [Fam. Scarabaeidae . Subfam. Aphodiinae ]. In: Krivolutskaya, G.O., Egorov, A.B., Lafer, G.Sh. & Azarova, N.A. (eds.). [Key to the insects of Soviet Far East. Vol. III. Coleoptera, Pt. 1]. Leningrad: Nauka: 387-402. (In Russian). 2. Nikolaev, G. V. 1987. [Scarabaeid beetles ( Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea ) Kazachstan and Central Asia]. Alma-Ata: Nauka. 232 p. (In Russian). 3. Nikolaev, G.V. & Puncakdulam, J. 1984. [Scarabaeid beetles ( Coleoptera , Scarabaeidae ) of Mongolia] - Insects of

Fig. 1. Psammodius Mongolia 9: 90-294. (In Russian). germanus (original) 4. Hua, Li-zhong. 2002. List of Chinese Insects. Vol. II. Guangzhou: Zhongshan University Press. 612 p.

Author`s addresses:

Amur Branch of Botanical Garden-Institute ,

Blagoveschensk, Relochny str. 18,

675000, Russia.

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