First Record of Sericoderus brevicornis Matthews, 1890 (Coleoptera: Corylophidae) from Russia

Authors

  • Alexey S. Sazhnev Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-9047-2025-7-1-108-112

Keywords:

invasion, distribution, range, Volga Region, Saratov Region, Yaroslavl Region

Abstract

One species of adventive beetle Sericoderus brevicornis Matthews, 1890 (Corylophidae) has been recorded in the Volga Region and in Russia for the first time. The main differences from the closely related species Palearctic Sericoderus lateralis Gyllenhal, 1827 are illustrated.

Funding: the work was carried out within the framework of state assignment No. 124032500016-4, and supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 22-14-00026).

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Author Biography

Alexey S. Sazhnev, Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher, Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok settl., Yaroslavl Region, Russia

E-mail: sazh@list.ru

ORCID: 0000-0002-0907-5194

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Published

2025-03-28

How to Cite

Sazhnev, A. S. (2025). First Record of Sericoderus brevicornis Matthews, 1890 (Coleoptera: Corylophidae) from Russia. Field Biologist Journal, 7(1), 108-112. https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-9047-2025-7-1-108-112

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Zoology