First records of six species of click beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from Kazakhstan

2025

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DOI 10.37828/em.2025.88.2
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

Six species of click beetles (Agriotes nadezhdae, Ampedus karpathicus, Melanotus castanipes, Margaiostus sundukovi, Pseudanostirus vicinus, and Oedostethus graniger) are recorded for the first time in Kazakhstan. All of these species are found in East Kazakhstan Region, mostly in the Katon-Karagay State National Nature Park and adjacent territories. The distribution and bionomics of the species in the region are discussed.